Schoharie County, New York is comprised of 16 towns, each one is served by at least 4 post offices, quite a few from outside the county. My favorite is the town of Carlisle - serviced by 8, Carlisle is one, and one is Sprakers, Montgomery County. The Town of Gilboa has a post office, but gets mail from 2 inside the county and one Stamford, Deleware county. Neighboring Conesville has no post office and all but a small partion of the town is served by Gilboa, the rest Preston Hollow, Albany County. I work in the Board of Elections and new residents are really confused. I can see why. Anne Hendrix -----Original Message----- From: Walter Greenspan <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, April 21, 2000 2:04 PM Subject: Looking To Add To Collection Of Postal Confusions >Dear NY Historians, etc., > > >I am looking to add to my collection of New York State postal confusions and >would greatly appreciate any input from anywhere in NYS. > >A postal confusion is the result of a non-coforming postal zone, whereby a >place has a different community name in its mailing address than the >community where that place is actually located. > >I'm including a partial list of such postal confusions from Long Island >(mostly Nassau County) after my name. > >Thanking you in advance for your assistance, > >Sincerely, > >Walter Greenspan > >This is a preliminary and partial listing of famous Long Island places that >are Not Where You Think They Are—It's somewhat incredulous that the majority >of places in Nassau and Suffolk Counties have a different community name in >their mailing address than the community they are actually in, > > >. You Ain't Where You Think You Are >. Place, Community (Postal Zone) > >Cold Spring Harbor Lab, Village of Laurel Hollow (Cold Spring Harbor, NY) > >C.W. Post University, Village of Brookville (Greenvale, NY) > >Fishers Island, Hamlet of Fishers Island (Fishers Island, CT) > >Hofstra University Dorms, Hamlet of East Garden City (Hempstead, NY) > >Jericho Cider Mill, Village of Muttontown (Jericho, NY) > >Leonard's of Great Neck, Hamlet of University Gardens (Great Neck, NY) > >Long Island Jewish Hospital, Village of Lake Success (New Hyde Park, NY) > >Long Island RR Station, Village of Great Neck Plaza ( Great Neck, NY) > >Long Island RR Station, Hamlet of East Northport (Northport, NY) > >Nassau Executive Building, Village of Garden City (Mineola, NY) > >Nassau County Community College, Hamlet of East Garden City (Garden City, NY) > >Nassau County Supreme Court, Village of Garden City (Mineola, NY) > >Planting Fields Arboretum, Village of Upper Brookville (Oyster Bay, NY) > >Republic Airport, Hamlet of East Farmingdale (Farmingdale, NY) > >Roosevelt Field, Hamlet of East Garden City (Westbury, NY) > >Sagamore Hill, Village of Cove Neck (Oyster Bay, NY) > >St. Francis Hospital, Village of Flower Hill (Roslyn, NY) > >SUNY Farmingdale, Hamlet of East Farmingdale (Farmingdale, NY) > >Suffolk Old County Seat, Hamlet of Riverside (Riverhead, NY) > >Sunrise Mall, Hamlet of East Massapequa (Massapequa, NY) > >Tilles Center, Village of Brookville (Greenvale, NY) > >Troop L, NYS Police, Hamlet of East Farmingdale (Farmingdale, NY) > >Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Hamlet of East Garden City (Uniondale, NY) > >Walt Whitman House, Hamlet of West Hills (Huntington Station, NY) > >Walt Whitman Mall, Hamlet of South Huntington (Huntington Station, NY) > >Westbury Music Fair, Hamlet of Jericho (Westbury, NY) >