Footnotes to Long Island History
Brookhaven's Post Offices
by
Thomas R. Bayles
By Thomas R. Bayles
From the reports published in the National Archives
in Washington, D.C., post offices in Brookhaven were established on the
following dates:
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Stony Brook
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1807
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Setauket
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1821
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East Setauket
|
1863
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Drown Meadow
Changed to Port Jefferson
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1801
1836
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Mt. Sinai
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1840
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Miller Place
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1825
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Rocky Point
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1872
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Wardencliffe
Changed to Shoreham
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1901
1906
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Wading River
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1825
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Manorville
|
1845
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Yaphank
|
1845
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Medford
|
1886
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Holtsville
|
1860
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Middletown
Changed to Middle Island
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1796
1818
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Coram
|
1826
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Selden
|
1852
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New Village
|
1821
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Centereach
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1916
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Lake Grove
|
1870
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Lakeland
Changed to Ronkonkoma
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1851
1870
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Lake Ronkonkoma
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1905
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Holbrook
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1899
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Blue Point
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1870
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Patchogue
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1802
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East Patchogue
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1878
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Bellport
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1834
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Fireplace
Changed to Brookhaven
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1803
1871
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Moriches
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1827
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Center Moriches
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1854
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Mastic
|
1925
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Mastic Beach
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1930
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East Moriches
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1849
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Seatuck
Changed to Eastport
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1849
1872
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