According to an article in today's (Friday, September 29) NEWSDAY, "Montauk's
Deep Hollow Ranch, known locally as the oldest cattle ranch in America, is up
for sale, possibly ending a multi-generation tradition of cattle herding and
horse riding."
For the complete article, "The final roundup", please go to (you may need to
manually copy and paste the entire URL to access the article):
http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longisland/ny-lideep294910611sep29,0,
4224361.story?coll=ny-linews-print
The pertinent geography:
Montauk is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the extreme east part of the
Town of East Hampton, in the extreme southeast part of Suffolk County. There
are currently 2 villages (municipal corporations) and 7 hamlets
(unincorporated areas) all or partly in the Town of East Hampton. 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
Montauk is bordered on the north and east by Long Island Sound; on the south by
the Atlantic Ocean; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Napeague.
And, as occurs in every one of Suffolk County's 157 communities (0 cities, 32
villages and 125 hamlets), the Hamlet of Montauk has a different border than
does the "Montauk, NY 11954" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Montauk
mailing address and not be in Montauk). Those places that have a "Montauk, NY"
mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Montauk are in the Hamlet of
Napeague.
For those who have their copy of the 2005 or earlier edition of the 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 Montauk in the Town of
East Hampton, Suffolk County on pages 15 & 32 (map) and 33 (population estimate).
I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting.
L'Shannah Tovah* & Happy 5767,
Walter Greenspan
Great Falls, MT & Jericho, NY
* L'Shannah Tovah (li-SHAH-nuh TOH-vuh; li-shah-NAH toh-VAH)
Hebrew. Lit. for a good year. The common greeting during Rosh ha Shannah and
the Days of Awe. This is a shortening of "L'Shannah tovah tikatev v'taihatem"
(or, to women, "L'Shannah tovah tikatevi v'taihatemi"), which means, "May you
be inscribed and sealed for a good year." This year, Rosh ha Shannah, because
it coincided with Shabbat (Sabbath), began 18 minutes before sunset on Friday,
September 22 on the civil calendar.
. 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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