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
New York

Suffolk County, New York (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
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 Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 346-347.
Date Type
- In New York, massive wild fires rage across Long Island for days destroying farms, homes, and animals Crime/Disasters
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/node/16215.