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Subject: [NYSUFFOL] Maertens, Fry and Fostner Roll Call
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 07:03:12 EDT
On 8/13/02 (11:14:55 PM EDT), as part of an eMail, Connie in Maine
() posted,
"This is my first post to the list. The following are my Bay Shore, Long
Island, New York families. Looking for any connections out there."
A good source of information might be the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public
Library.
Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library
One South Country Road
Brightwaters, NY 11718
Tel: 631/665-4350
eMail:
http://bayshore.suffolk.lib.ny.us/
The pertinent geography:
Bay Shore is a hamlet (unincorporated area) in the southwestern section of
the Town of Islip, Suffolk County. There are 4 villages (incorporated
municipalities) and 23 hamlets all or partly in the Town of Islip. 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 Bay
Shore in the Town of Islip is bordered on the north by Hamlets of Baywood and
North Bay Shore; on the east by the Hamlet of Islip; on the south by the
Great South Bay; and, on the west by the Village of Brightwaters.
And, as occurs in every one of Suffolk County's 157 communities (0 cities, 31
villages and 126 hamlets), the Hamlet of Bay Shore has a different border
than does the "Bay Shore, NY" postal zone. Hence, places can have a "Bay
Shore, NY" mailing address and not be in Bay Shore and places in Bay Shore
may have other than a "Bay Shore, NY" mailing address.
For those who have their copy of the 2001 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 Bay Shore in the Town of Islip, Suffolk
County on pages 14 & 20 (map) and 21 (population estimate).
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
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