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Subject: Calverton National Cemetery
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 12:30:22 EST
On 3/2/06 (9:04:04 AM MST), Philomena () wrote,
"Calverton National Cemetery is located in eastern Long Island between the
towns of Manorville and Riverhead in Suffolk County."
Calverton is a hamlet (unincorporated area) partly in the Town of Riverhead
and partly in the Town of Brookhaven, in the northeast part of Suffolk County.
Neither Manorville nor Riverhead are "towns", they are hamlets in the Towns
of Brookhaven and Riverhead, respectively, and Calverton National Cemetery is
located in that part of the Hamlet of Calverton that is in the Town of
Riverhead, Suffolk County.
I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS
definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.
I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting.
Sincerely,
Walter Greenspan
Great Falls, MT & Jericho, NY
.....Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Postal Zones in New York State
New York State is divided into counties.
County
A county is a municipal corporation, a subdivision of the state, created to
perform state functions; a "regional" government. All counties are divided
into cities, towns and Indian reservations.
City
A city is a unique governmental entity with its own special charter. Cities
are not sub-divided, except into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic
areas.
Town
A town is a municipal corporation and encompasses all territory within the
state except that within cities or Indian reservations. Towns can be
sub-divided into villages and hamlets.
Village
A village is a general purpose municipal corporation formed voluntarily by
the residents of an area in one or more towns to provide themselves with
municipal services. The pattern of village organization is similar to those of a
city. A village is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic
areas.
Hamlet
A hamlet is an unincorporated area in one or more towns that is governed
at-large by the town(s) it is in. A hamlet is divided into neighborhoods, which
are informal geographic areas.
Postal Zone "City" and "Town"
A postal zone "City" and "Town" is an administrative district established by
the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the mail. Postal zone "City" and "Town"
may not (but are encouraged to) conform to municipal or community borders.
Thus, postal zone location does not always determine city, village or hamlet
location.
Please be aware: In many areas of New York State, the problem of
non-conforming postal zones leads to a situation where the majority of places have a
different community name in their mailing address than the community where that
place is actually located.
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