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From: "Connie" <>
Subject: RE: [NYSUFFOL] Islip, Suffolk, NY death certs
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 22:14:24 -0400
In-Reply-To: <MFMBM0098r6beUzmRf600002d84@mfmbm009.myfamilycorp.local>
Thanks for sharing this information. Do you know what the fee for these
records from the Town of Islip. Is this standard across NY? Should I be
asking for a non-certified copy for genealogical purposes or does it matter?
What I would really like is a photocopy of the record. I don't need it to be
certified though. Thanks.
Connie in Maine
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Subject: [NYSUFFOL] Islip, Suffolk, NY death certs
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On 8/1/02 (11:49:03 PM EDT), in a Message Board Post that was gatewayed to
the list, Betty in California
() asked,
"My husbands Grandmother, Anna Fortmann, died in Islip, Suffolk, NY in 1946
and we would like to send for her death cert. Can someone tell us where to
send for this."
Islip is a hamlet (an unincorporated community) in the Town of Islip,
Suffolk County. I'll explain why this is important a bit later in this
eMail.
The collection of Vital Records in New York State begin in 1881, and are
required to be kept by the city or town, as the case may be, in which the
event (birth, death, marriage) occurred and by the state (Albany).
Some of the larger villages do maintain these records, but not all villages
do as they may voluntarily waive their right to do so and make it a
responsibility of the town(s) in which the village is (are) in. If the
place where the event occurred is in a village, the Town Clerk will tell you
if the village or the town maintains the record. (I'm including after my
name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city,
town, village, hamlet and postal zone.)
Currently, there are 10 towns in Suffolk County:
Huntington
Babylon
Smithtown
Islip
Brookhaven
Riverhead
Southold
Southampton
Shelter Island
East Hampton
There are 2 cities (Glen Cove and Long Beach) and 3 towns (Hempstead, North
Hempstead and Oyster Bay) in Nassau County.
In this regard, please remember that it is very important to know in which
city or town (or village) the event took place and the city or town (or
village) could be different from the city or town (or village) where the
individual may have resided.
As I wrote, Islip is a hamlet in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County. There
are 4 villages (incorporated areas) and 23 hamlets (unincorporated areas)
all or partly within the Town of Islip.
Which means you would first want to contact the town clerk for the Town of
Islip.
Office of the Town Clerk
Town of Islip
Islip Town Hall
655 Main Street
Islip, NY 11751
Tel: 631/224-5490
I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting.
L'Shannah Tova & Happy 5763,
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 address than the
community where that place is actually located.
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