From the record
156 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
143 topographic sheets cover 158 settlements here, and 156 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
156 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.





Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 72 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.







































Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 2,520 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.
















































The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.
Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 3,478 of them, burning about 1,471 acres. 204 started naturally and 365 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2142 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 365 |
| Smoking | 342 |
| Natural | 204 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 141 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 106 |
| Debris and open burning | 66 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 51 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 48 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 June 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 10 July 2020 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 20 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 21 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 583 reports for this county, causing 8 deaths, 60 injuries and about $24,876,250 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 247 |
| Flash Flood | 169 |
| Hail | 81 |
| Heavy Rain | 23 |
| Lightning | 23 |
| Flood | 21 |
| Tornado | 9 |
| Rip Current | 3 |
| Winter Weather | 2 |
| Coastal Flood | 2 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 |
| Strong Wind | 1 |
| High Surf | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2001 | High Surf | Pt Lookout | 2 killed | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Rip Current | Freeport | 1 killed, 3 hurt | One fisherman was missing, and presumed dead, and another fisherman was rescued in the waters off Civic Beach after their 21 foot motorized fishing boat overturned in rough seas. A 27 year old male was presumed dead after a Coast Guard search was called off the next evening. A 40 year old male was rescued and treated for a fractured rib, ingested sea water, and hypothermia from the 57 degree water. Two rescuers also suffered minor injuries when a large wave crashed into their boat. Buoy 44025, located approximately 20 nautical miles south of Fire Island, measured east-northeast winds of 25 to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots and seas of 12 feet around the time of the incident. The Coast Guard reported that neither man was wearing a life jacket when the boat overturned. |
| September 2002 | Rip Current | Biltmore Shrs | 1 killed, 2 hurt | A 44 year old male lost his life and two boys, aged 10 and 11, were injured in rough seas on South Oyster Bay. The three apparently dragged their boat ashore on Squaw Island (located just east of the Goose Creek Drawbridge on the Wantagh State Parkway-Jones Beach Causeway) and began to collect clams. But, as high tide came in, the additional wave action created by Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts near 30 knots, jarred the boat loose with the 10 year old boy aboard. The 44 year old male drowned, and the 11 year old boy was rescued by other boaters after attempting to swim after the drifting boat and 10 year old child. The 10 year old boy was rescued with the assistance of other boaters and the police Marine Bureau. Both boys were taken to a local hospital and treated for Hypothermia. |
| March 2000 | Lightning | Oyster Bay Cove | 1 killed, 1 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Rip Current | Long Beach | 1 killed | A 16 year old boy was killed as he has dragged away from the beach by a strong rip current. |
| January 1997 | Winter Weather | Countywide | 1 killed | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Strong Wind | East Meadow | 1 killed | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Bethpage | 14 hurt, $500,000 | Lightning struck St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Stewart Avenue in Bethpage. It quickly ignited a fire that spread from the attic down and caused the roof to collapse. "The Bethpage Fire Chief said 14 fire fighters were injured, half of them during a partial roof collapse. Seven fire fighters hurt in the collapse suffered burns and bruises from falling debris. The others were felled by heat exhaustion. All of these fire fighters were taken to hospitals for treatment. Ten fire departments assisted Bethpage in fighting this fire. |
| August 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 12 hurt | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Lynbrook | 6 hurt, $1,000,000 | The NWS confirmed that an F2 tornado was responsible for significant damage that occurred in Lynbrook. Most of the village received damage from straight line winds up to 80 mph, that was associated with a severe squall line. Downed trees covered the village with some structural damage where the F2 tornado touched down.The major path of damage was from the northwest section of Lynbrook east-southeast to the southeast section of the village. Funnel clouds were observed from near the intersection of Marshall Ave. and Burtis Street and to the southeast. A tornado was first sighted by two eyewitnesses on Hampton Place. It rose and touched down several times: Second, near Winter Street and across Glover Circle; Third, along Peninsula Blvd. between Earle and Benton Avenues; and Fourth, as a weak F2 near the intersection of Rocklyn Ave. and Merrick Road. It moved across the Long Island Railroad Tracks and Sunrise Highway before it finally dissipated.More than three hundred trees were blown over, many on houses and cars. Six people received minor injuries. Four of these were in "The Fun Zone" on Rocklyn Avenue. One woman was slightly injured by a tree that fell on her car. One police officer was also injured. |
| July 2016 | Lightning | Long Beach | 5 hurt | Five people were struck by lightning near National Boulevard and Ocean Beach Park in Long Beach. |
| July 2008 | Lightning | New Cassel | 5 hurt | Five men, in their 20s and 30s, took refuge under a tree during a thunderstorm and were struck by lightning. Three of the men received serious burns. |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Uniondale | 5 hurt | At least 5 children suffered minor injuries when lightning struck a tree they were near on a baseball field in Smith Street Park.Tens of thousands of people evacuated Jones Beach around 4:15 pm, about 30 minutes before the arrival of heavy thunderstorms and frequent lightning. The beach reopened around 6 pm. |
| July 1997 | Heavy Rain | Countywide | 3 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | 2 hurt, $10,000 | Multiple trees fell at Morgan Memorial Park, including one onto a Gazebo, which injured one person under it, and a second on a car, injuring the occupant. |
| April 1998 | Lightning | Bellmore | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Massapequa | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| October 2005 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $11,000,000 | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Kings Pt | $7,960,000 | Flash flooding resulted in an estimated $7,956,143 in damages across Nassau County. This estimate is based on FEMA grant money awarded under the Individuals and Household Program (IHP), which includes funds for both housing assistance and other needs. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| November 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Hewlett | $300,000 | A tornado briefly touched down in a few locations. The first report of a touchdown was in Woodmere where several trees and powerlines were down. From there, the tornado lifted and skipped in a few locations as it traveled nearly 50 mph to the northeast towards Hempstead, Uniondale, and Levittown. Here, damage reports were sporadic, but in Uniondale NY, the tornado touched down again and tore a roof off a two-story colonial building on Liberty Street, which landed on a nearby house. Scattered debris, including shingles, insulation and twisted siding was thrown into the next block up, including the intersection of Emerson and Goodrich Street. Significant damage was also noted near Clover Lane in Levittown, where a large tree was felled onto a house before the tornado lifted. |
| September 1970 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kensington | $200,000 | Several dozen trees and power lines were reported down in Great Neck, with several trees uprooted. A NWS Storm Survey found an area of damage that extended over a broad area extending from Old Pond Road east to Hampshire Road, with downed trees facing south and east in those areas respectively in a fanned-out fashion indicative of a microburst. The most severe damage in this swath was concentrated along Old Pond and Strathmore Roads, with dozens of healthy hardwood and pine trees uprooted or snapped in two. This damage is indicative of maximum winds of 100 mph. The path length and maximum path width of the microburst were 0.75 miles. Some of the trees fell onto houses and cars. |
| August 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Glen Cove | $135,000 | A weak and short-lived F1 tornado touched down around 945 pm EDT in Glen Cove. The tornado formed in a thunderstorm that formed on an outflow boundary produced by a line of thunderstorms over Long Island Sound. The tornado moved from northwest to southeast and was estimated to be on the ground for only a minute or two. However, it caused considerable damage to many of the large trees in the area. Many large trees in the neighborhood to the south of the Welwyn Preserve came down and did considerable damage to homes and property. Damage was reported as far southeast as North Shore University Hospital. There were no known injuries. |
| August 2011 | Hail | East Williston | $100,000 | A spotter measured hail 3 inches in diameter, along with other reports of tennis ball size hail. This hail damaged around 150 cars in New Hyde Park, including the shattering of multiple windshields. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Hempstead | $100,000 | Extensive flood damage was reported at the One Offering Tabernacle of God Church on Clinton St. in Hempstead. The church's organ, van, printers, furniture, religious artifacts, robes and several computers were destroyed. Several other vehicles in the church's parking lot were also damaged by flood waters. Numerous residents of Lido Beach, Long Beach and E. Atlantic Beach also sustained damage from flood waters entering their homes. National Blvd. was underwater, while Loop Pkwy. and portions of Lido Blvd. were closed due to flooding. Property damage amounts are estimated. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Greenvale | $100,000 | All lanes were closed in both directions on Interstate 495 in Roslyn Heights from Searingtown Rd. to Glen Cove Rd. with motorists being rescued from high water by the local fire department. In the Herricks section of New Hyde Park, torrential rain caused severe flooding on Allen Street. Four to five feet of water accumulated on parts of the street causing a foundation wall of one house to collapse, rupturing the gas main. Approximately 30 homes had to be evacuated as a result of this. Three homes on Allen St. were condemned as unsafe to inhabit due to cracks or partial collapse of their foundation walls. Property damage amounts are estimated. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Wantagh | $30,000 | The Wantagh State Pkwy. was closed in both directions at Sunrise Hwy. in Wantagh and between Bay Pkwy. and the traffic circle at Jones Beach due to flooding. The Dept. of Public Works pumped out the basements of several homes in Bellmore as a result of the heavy rain. Skywarn Spottersn reported storm total rainfall amounts of 10.54 inches in Wantagh and 9.16 inches in Bellmore. Property damage amounts are estimated. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Wantagh | $25,000 | Four trees reported down on houses on Spring Lane. |
| July 2025 | Lightning | Lawrence | $20,000 | A house was struck by lightning causing a fire with moderate damage to roof. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hicksville | $20,000 | Numerous trees were reported down in Hicksville, damaging at least one car. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | $20,000 | A large tree was downed on three cars. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Rockville Centre | $20,000 | Several homes on Independence Ave. in Freeport had significant amounts of water in their basements. One home had approximately 4 ft. of water damaging the oil burner and electric. Damage amounts are estimated. |
| April 2014 | Flood | Manhasset | $16,000 | The heavy rain caused a mudslide that partially buried two cars in the parking lot at six Harbor Park Drive in Port Washington. Another mudslide on Bay Ave. near 16th Ave. in Sea Cliff resulted in the evacuation of two homes after a retaining wall overlooking Hempstead Harbor collapsed taking the backyard and patio of one residents home with it. Property damage amount is estimated. Storm total rainfall amounts reported across the county ranged from 2.37 inches in Reynolds Channel to 5.82 inches in Roslyn Heights. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | $15,000 | Glen Cove reports numerous trees down across the area. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laffingtown | $15,000 | A large tree fell on three vehicles on Lattingtown Road. |
| July 2016 | Lightning | Elmont | $15,000 | Lightning struck a house on 116th Road in Elmont, causing a fire. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Lake Succes | $15,000 | Baseball size hail was reported around the Lakeville Road interchange with the Northern State Parkway. Multiple cars were reported to be damaged. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manhasset | $15,000 | Numerous trees were reported down across roads in Manhasset. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Bellmore | $15,000 | Numerous trees were reported down in North Bellmore. |
| November 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Wantagh | $13,000 | Large tree reported down on house in Levittown. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pt Lookout | $10,000 | Jones Beach lifeguard reports a small trailer flipped and damaged at Jones Beach West End 2. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stewart Manor | $10,000 | Numerous reported trees down around town. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin Square | $10,000 | Numerous trees reported down around town. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Williston | $10,000 | Numerous trees reported down around town. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Hills | $10,000 | Numerous trees reported down around town. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roslyn | $10,000 | Numerous trees reported down around town. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roslyn | $10,000 | Numerous trees reported down around town. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seaford | $10,000 | A large tree was reported down on the house at the intersection of Chicago and Forest Avenues. |
| July 2016 | Lightning | Freeport | $10,000 | Lightning struck a home on Sportsman Avenue, causing a fire, just south of Freeport. |
| March 2010 | Lightning | North Bellmore | $10,000 | A House in East Meadow was struck by Lightning. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Wantagh | $10,000 | A large tree fell onto a house in Levittown. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jericho | $8,000 | Numerous trees were downed by high winds. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Grove | $8,000 | Numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laurel Hollow | $7,500 | A tree was reported down across the road and other trees down across power lines near the intersection of Laurel Hollow Road and Stewart Lane near Laurel Hollow. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Rockaway | $7,500 | Numerous trees were reported down throughout East Rockaway. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roslyn | $7,500 | A quarter mile stretch of Northern Boulevard (State Route 25A) had multiple trees and large limbs down between West Road and Cedar Swamp Road (State Route 107). |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carle Place | $7,500 | Numerous trees and wires were reported down in Westbury. Some trees fell on fences. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Williston | $7,500 | A tree was reported down on a house at 1st Street and Marcellus Road in Mineola. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | $7,500 | Numerous tree limbs and power lines were reported down throughout the town of Glenn Cove. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 9 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 8 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 4 |
| Clay | 2 |
| Thorium | 2 |
| Tungsten | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L I Tungsten Corp/ Glen Cove, N.Y. | Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Atomergic Chemetals/Plainview, N.Y. | Thorium | Unknown | ||
| Controlled Castings/Plainview, N.Y. | Thorium | Unknown | ||
| Nassau Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Nassau Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mccormack Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Port Washington Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
Hempstead town · 11509 · On Bannister Creek · Lawrence quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11509 · Near Big Hassock · Lawrence quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11510 · On Parsonage Creek · Freeport quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1994
Oyster Bay town · 11758 · On Massapequa Creek · Amityville quadrangle
33 sheets, 1901 to 1994
North Hempstead town · 11024 · On Mitchells Creek · Flushing quadrangle
43 sheets, 1891 to 1995
Oyster Bay town · 11771 · Near Pine Island (historical) · Bayville quadrangle
34 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Oyster Bay town · 11771 · Near Sagamore Hill · Bayville quadrangle
34 sheets, 1897 to 1984
North Hempstead town · 11577 · Near Harbor Hill · Sea Cliff quadrangle
34 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Oyster Bay town · 11758 · On Carman Creek · Amityville quadrangle
33 sheets, 1901 to 1994
Hempstead town · 11518 · On Powell Creek · Lynbrook quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11520 · On East Meadow Brook · Freeport quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1994
North Hempstead town · 11548 · Near Harbor Hill · Sea Cliff quadrangle
34 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Oyster Bay town · 11758 · Near Port Neck Meadow (historical) · Amityville quadrangle
33 sheets, 1901 to 1994
Hempstead town · 11558 · Near Simmons Hassock · Lawrence quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11552 · On Schodack Brook · Lynbrook quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11557 · On Thixton Creek · Lynbrook quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11557 · On Thixton Creek · Lynbrook quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11598 · Near Three Cornered Hassock · Lawrence quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11558 · Near Jeckyl Island · Lawrence quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
North Hempstead town · 11024 · On Mitchells Creek · Sea Cliff quadrangle
34 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11561 · Near Ingraham Hassock · Lawrence quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11561 · Near Simmons Hassock · Lawrence quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11518 · On Thixton Creek · Lynbrook quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Oyster Bay town · 11758 · On Carman Creek · Amityville quadrangle
33 sheets, 1901 to 1994
Hempstead town · 11558 · Near Simmons Hassock · Lawrence quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11581 · On Valley Stream · Lynbrook quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Oyster Bay town · 11771 · On Tiffany Creek · Hicksville quadrangle
35 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Oyster Bay town · 11771 · On Tiffany Creek · Hicksville quadrangle
35 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11569 · Near Alder Island · Jones Inlet quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11570 · On Schodack Brook · Lynbrook quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
North Hempstead town · 11576 · Near Harbor Hill · Sea Cliff quadrangle
34 sheets, 1897 to 1984
North Hempstead town · 11576 · Near Harbor Hill · Sea Cliff quadrangle
34 sheets, 1897 to 1984
North Hempstead town · 11576 · Near Harbor Hill · Sea Cliff quadrangle
34 sheets, 1897 to 1984
North Hempstead town · 11577 · Near Harbor Hill · Sea Cliff quadrangle
34 sheets, 1897 to 1984
North Hempstead town · 11050 · On East Creek · Sea Cliff quadrangle
34 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11581 · On Valley Stream · Lynbrook quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Oyster Bay town · 11758 · On Carman Creek · Amityville quadrangle
33 sheets, 1901 to 1994
Hempstead town · 11598 · Near Three Cornered Hassock · Lynbrook quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984
Hempstead town · 11598 · Near Three Cornered Hassock · Lawrence quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1984