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Subject: [NYSUFFOL] Re: Sunk or Sunken Meadow, Long Island
Date: 14 Jan 2002 13:43:16 -0700


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In my original reply to your posting, I incorrectly "calculated" that Sunk(en) Meadow was today's Hamlet of Fort Salonga. I have been informed that it is not Fort Salanga, but is the next hamlet to the east: the Hamlet of Kings Park.

I eMailed my contact at the Suffolk County Planning Department about the location of Sunk(en) Meadow and received the following reply:

"Our 1858 map has 'Sunk Hollow' just south of what was called Middleville.That would put it in Sunken Meadow State Park just south of exit SM5 between Sunken Meadow State Pkwy and Fort Salonga Rd. That is in the Hamlet of
Kings park."

The pertinent geography:

Kings Park is a hamlet (unincorporated area) in the northeastern part of the Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County. There are 3 villages (incorporated municipalities) and 8 hamlets all or partly in the Town of Smithtown. There are no cities and 10 towns in Suffolk County. There are 2 Indian reservations 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 Hamlet of Kings Park in the Town of Smithtown is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Fort Salonga, Long Island Sound and the Village of Nissequoque; on the east the Village of Nissequoque and the Hamlet of Smithtown; on the south by the Hamlets of Smithtown and Commack; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Fort Salonga.

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 Hamlet of Kings Park in the Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County on pages 14 & 22 (map) and 23 (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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