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Subject: [NYSUFFOL] HAHN family of Greenport
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 12:07:32 EST
On 1/3/02 (11:56:42 AM EST), as parts of an eMail, Fred
() posted:
"I am looking for information on my HAHN family who lived in the Greenport
area during the 19th century ... Various family stories and bits of
information show that they may have been from Middletown, CT, that they had
children born in Queens Co., NY, that George may be a brother of one Gofrey
HAHN, a shoemaker, from the Southold area."
Bear in mind, in the 19th Century, Queens County included Nassau County.
The pertinent geography for the Village of Greenport:
Greenport is a village (incorporated in 1838) in the eastern part of the Town
of Southold, Suffolk County. There are 1 village and 10 hamlets in the Town
of Southold. There are no cities and 10 towns in 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.)
Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of
Greenport in the Town of Southold is bordered on the north, east and west by
the Hamlet of West Greenport; and, on the south by Peconic Bay.
And, like almost every community in either Nassau or Suffolk Counties, the
Village of Greenport and the postal zone that use the same name, have much
different borders: There are places with a "Greenport, NY" mailing address
that are not in the Village of Greenport.
For those who have their copy of the 1998, 1999 or 2000 LI Population Survey
or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power Authority
web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and
download the report), you'll find the Village of Greenport (incorporated in
1838) in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County on pages 15 & 28 (map) and 29
(population estimate).
I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting.
Regards,
Walter Greenspan
. 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
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