Suffolk County, NY

Headnote
SUFFOLK COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of New York, occupying the eastern part of Long Island, with the Atlantic ocean on the south, and Long Inland sound on the north. Area, 640 square miles. Face of the country, undulating on the north, level in the south; soil, sterile. Seat of justice, Riverhead. Pop. in 1810, 21,113; in 1820, 24,272; in 1830, 26,780; in 1840, 32,469; in 1850, 36,922. (Fanning's, 1853)
    Place Unit Type
    County
    Containing Unit
    Burial Place of
    Name Type
    Huntington, NY City or Town
    Sayville, NY City or Town
    West Hills, NY City or Town
    How to Cite This Page: "Suffolk County, NY," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/16215.