The following is an aid to locating towns and places named on my website that just don't exist anymore as they have changed names in present times. This is an on-going project, so bear with me as I add to it, and any additions contributed are graciously appreciated.

Buckram - as a designation of the territory now known as Locust Valley, first appears of record in 1730 as applied to the lot next west of John Bayles, and persisted until 1856, in which year a neighborhood meeting called for the purpose, changed the name of the Post Office to Locust Valley. The reasons for which were the detrimental character of the ancient name and the peculiar propriety of the one proposed, because of the abundance hereabouts of the noble tree, Robinia Pseudacacia commonly called "Locust" which, by the way, was not indigenous to Long Island the first seeds or saplings having been brought hither from Virginia by Captain John Sands about 1700. (from The Frost Genealogy, page 12)

Carmangay - Town in Alberta, Canada founded by Charles Whitney Carman and named after him and his wife (Gertrude Gay). Charles in 1904 bought 1,500 acres for farming which became the largest wheat farm in Alberta. Charles later moved his family back to the United States and the farm became the the Town of Carmangay.

Carmansville - Name for the area of Manhattan Island in New York City north of the present Central Park on the west side.  It was named so for Richard F. Carman who developed a large amount of the area in the early 1800's when Manhattan was still farmland and rural. A few areas within that part of Manhattan still have the name associated with it.

Caumsett later Lloyds Neck

Chancellor's Manor - believed to be another name for Livingston Manor (see Livingston Manor).

East Camp - the original name of the settlement of Germantown (see Livingston Manor) founded by the original 1,952 Palentine Immigrants of 1710.

East Woods - early name for what is now the area around Westbury, Nassau County, New York.

Fordham's Necke - an early name for the area that would become Hick's Neck (not to be confused with Hicksville). It changed names to Hick's necke at the time that the widow of John Carman married John Hicks and he assumed ownership of the area.  This area later becomes Baldwin Harbor. Although Hicks later lost claim to the land back to the Carmans, the name stuck.

Fort Neck - now East Quogue, in Suffolk County, Long Island (vicinity of Massapequa)

Foster's Meadow  - was renamed Rosedale in 1890

Hardscrable  - now Farmingdale, Long Island

Hempstead - of Long Island, exists is several levels. The early name of the Town settled in 1664 in central Long Island, later as it expanded the Township of Hempstead almost covered as much as current Nassau County (the Township of Hempstead still exists today including a number of unincorporated villages, such as Baldwin). During the Revolutionary War the Town of Hempstead split between North Hempstead (primarily Whig) and South Hempstead (primarily Tory). The Village of Hempstead is the City proper. Many times what should be called the Township of Hempstead is actually just referred to as Hempstead and misleads one to think that they are referring to the Village of Hempstead.

Hicksville - Named after Valentine Hicks (1782-1850), he retired fairly young after finding himself worth $50,000, not wanting to be a rich man. He was the second President of the Long Island Rail Road (1837-38). His father-in-law was Elias Hicks the noted Quaker Preacher who was the founder of the Hicksite schism within the Society of Friends.

Livingston Manor - A large track of land in then Columbia County, New York about a 2 hour drive north of New York City today. It was a huge tract of land granted to Robert Livingston, Chancellor of New York,  by the English Crown. The tract contained the present day towns of Claremont, Livingston, Germantown, Linlithgo and several others.

Lusum / Lusam - early name for Jericho, Long Island

Madnan's Neck - now Great Neck, New York

Maspeth Kills in the Town of Newtown, Long Island

Maugerville, Sunbury County, New Brunswick - In 1763 the Maugerville Township was permanently settled; the colony and their belongings were transported in four vessels; but they soon learned that Nova Scotia could not give a valid title to the lands, because the home government had set apart those lands for her disbanded forces. Accordingly a petition was sent to the provincial agent Joshua Mauger (pronounced ma-jer) then in London, who had lived in Nova Scotia and who took a lively interest in their prayer. After months of wearying anxiety, Mr. Mauger's advocacy prevailed, and the settlers were confirmed in their possessions. Out of respect and gratitude for his gratuitous services they named their town Maugerville. (from History and Genealogy of the Perley Family, page viii )  see Richard Hewlett Carman, Samuel Carman,

Musketa Cove  - was not so called by reason of any unusual prevalence at that place of the genus Culex, which is said to be so annoying to some of its neighbors, but takes it from a descriptive term in the Indian tongue signifying "Grassy Flats" evidenced in the salt meadows below the site of the old starch factory, in the name of Muscoota in Harlem Flats, at the Muscoot Reservoir, in upper Westchester County, and the Musketaquid River at Concord, Mass. But the implication carried in the name convinced the natives in 1834 that a change would be advantageous, so the town was re-christened Glen Cove. (from The Frost Genealogy, page 11)

Nassau County, New York - was split from Queens County, Long Island, New York on January 1, 1899. Prior to that date all the are between Kings County and Suffolk County were all part of Queens County. Nassau County is roughly the size of the patent of 120,000 acres that was obtained by treaty with the Indians by John Carman and Robert Fordham in 1643.

Nassau Island - early name for Long Island, generally used to indicate those areas east of New Amsterdam not under Dutch control prior to the British take over in 1669.

New Amsterdam - the Dutch colony comprised most of the current day New York City vicinity. It consisted of five towns - Breuklen (the basis if the name for Brooklyn), Midwout (the area of Flatbush in Brooklyn today),

New York - was established after the British invaded and took control of New Amsterdam and vicinity in 1669.

New Utrech - part of the original Dutch towns comprising the New York City of today

Nissequogue purchase part of Brookhaven and Smithtown

Secatague - early name for Islip, Suffolk County, Long Island

Sunguam's Neck - early name for Babylon, Long Island

West Neck South - Name for the area around Amityville prior to 1840.

Woodsburgh & Woodmere - They were originally one on Long Island on the south side, roughly south of Valley Stream and north of Rockaway.  In 1890 the Post Office changed it to Woodmere due to a town in upstate New York with the same name. In 1912 when a great portion of the old town was re-developed into housing the town was split again with the southern part becoming the incorporated Village of Woodsburgh, while the remainder northern section remained Woodmere and an unincorporated part of the Township of Hempstead.

Yeancock - early Indian name (1640s) for Southold, Long Island

08/19/2007