Hillside Manor, New York
Hillside Manor, New York | |
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 The Hillside Manor Branch Post Office on August 31, 2022. | |
  Hillside Manor, New York Location on Long Island  Hillside Manor, New York Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 40°45′1.37″N 73°40′22.37″W / 40.7503806°N 73.6728806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Town | North Hempstead |
| Demonym | Manorite |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Zip Code | 11040 |
| Area code(s) | 516, 363 |
| FIPS code | 36059 |
| GNIS feature ID | 971935[1] |
Hillside Manor is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States, within the census-designated place (CDP) of Garden City Park.
Although presently considered part of the Garden City Park CDP, the name continues to be widely-used and accepted both socially and politically – most notably by the Hillside Manor Post Office.
History
[edit]The name Hillside Manor was chosen as the name of the hamlet by residents in 1946 when proposing names for a new post office to be located within the hamlet.[2][3]
On December 1, 1948, the Hillside Manor Post Office opened, functioning as a branch of the New Hyde Park Post Office.[2][3][4][5] At the time, there were approximately 9,000 people residing in Hillside Manor. When the post office was first unveiled in November 1948, the stone nameplate on the building erroneously said "Garden City Park" due to an error on the blueprints, causing a massive uproar from local residents as well as from the press; the engraving on the nameplate was soon corrected to display the name "Hillside Manor."[2][3][4]
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Geological Survey, Hillside Manor has an elevation of 98 feet (30 m).[6]
Hillside Manor is located within the Garden City Park CDP.[7]
See also
[edit]- Strathmore, New York – Another non-CDP hamlet in North Hempstead.
References
[edit]- ^ "Strathmore". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c "NEW POST OFFICE GETS ITS OWN NAME WRONG". The New York Times. November 20, 1948. p. 10 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b c Dudar, Helen (November 20, 1948). "Saga of Errors Snarls New PO". Newsday. p. 5 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b "Open P. O. Under Own Name". Newsday. November 24, 1948. p. 5 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Boner in Stone". Newsday. November 20, 1948. p. 5 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "GNIS Detail – Hillside Manor, New York". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Hillside Manor Populated Place Profile / Nassau County, New York Data". newyork.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
