Hempstead, Nassau County, New York Genealogy

''United States' 'New York' 'Nassau CountyTown of Hempstead

Archives, Libraries and Museums
The Merrick Library 2379 South Merrick Avenue Merrick, New York 11566 Phone: 516-377-6112 Fax: 516-377-1108 Email: merricklibrary@merricklibrary.org

Societies
Baldwin Historical Society and Museum 1980 Grand Ave. P.O. Box 762 Baldwin, New York 11510 Phone: 516-223-6900 Baldwin Historical Society Newsletter - produced bi-monthly

Hempstead Village Historical Society c/o Hempstead Public Library 115 Nichols Ct. Hempstead, NY 11550 Phone: 516-481-6990

Historical Society of the Merrick c/o The Merrick Library 2279 South Merrick Avenue merrick, New York 11566 Phone: 516-377-6612 Email: merrick.history@yahoo.com Facebook page

Town Clerk
Hempstead Town Clerk One Washington Street First Floor Hempstead, NY 11550 Phone: 516-489-5000 ext. 3046 List of records available Archives User Form

Unincorporated Communities within the Town of Hempstead: Baldwin; Barnum Island; Bay Park; Bellmore; East Meadow; Elmont; Franklin Square; Garden City Park; Garden City South; Gibson; Green Acres; Harbor Island; Hewlett; Inwood; Lakeview; Levittown; Lido Beach; Meadowmere Park; Merrick; North Bellmore; North Lynbrook; North Merrick, North Valley Stream; North Woodmere; Oceanside; Point Lookout; Roosevelt; Salisbury; Seaford; South Hempstead; South Valley Stream; Uniondale; Wantagh; West Hempstead and Woodmere.

Incorporated Villages using Town of Hempstead Registrar: Hewlett Harbor

Town Historian
Town of Hempstead Town Hall Plaza Main Street Hempstead, NY 11550

Church Records

 * 1704-1784 - "Early Vital Records of Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y., From the Minutes of the Meetings of the Town Justices and Vestry," Long Island Source Records (begins on page 22), courtesy: Ancestry ($).


 * 1735 - St. George's Episcopal Church, Hempstead, NY List of Members, courtesy: Ancestors at Rest.


 * 1760-1763 - Baptisms St. George's Church Hempstead, Long Island, New York 1760-1763, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy.