Historical Maps of Brookhaven Hamlet, Suffolk Co., NY

Map ID	23	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1664 & 1688 Early Land Purchases
Year	1664
Original Title	Old Purchase at South and Yamphank Neck
Cartographer	John Deitz
Publisher	Original to this site.
Repository	Deitz
Comments	A modern map indicating the extent of the first land purchases which later became the Hamlets of Brookhaven and South Haven - the "Old Purchase at South" in 1664 and "Yamphank Neck" in 1688.

Map ID	21	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1797 Town of Brookhaven
Year	1797
Original Title	Segment of the 1797 Map of the Town of Brookhaven
Cartographer	Isaac Hulse
Publisher	Town of Brookhaven
Repository	South Country Library, Bellport, NY and Town of Brookhaven Historian's office
Comments	This is the oldest map so far found which clearly shows Fire Place. This is segment of a tracing of a map of the Town of Brookhaven originally prepared in 1797 by Isaac Hulse. The full tracing is in the South Country Library, Bellport, NY. Copies of the map may also be viewed at the Town of Brookhaven's Historian's office. This segment shows Fire Place, South Haven, and vicinity.

Map ID	24	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1815 Damerum
Year	1815
Original Title	Map of the Southern part of the State of New York.
Cartographer	Damerum, William
Publisher	New York: W. Damerum
Repository	The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Comments	This is a cropped section of a large wall map which shows South Haven (labeled Carmans) at the center. It's interesting to note the confluence of roads on little South Haven, and the absence of many prominent community names such as Bellport, Patchogue, and Yaphank.

Map ID	20	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1829 Burr Map
Year	1829
Original Title	Map of the County of Suffolk
Cartographer	Simeon De Witt, Surveyor General of New York
Publisher	David Burr, from his Atlas of the State of New York, 1829
Repository	David Rumsey Map Collection Also available as a manuscript at State University of New York at Stony Brook, University Libraries Map Collection
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Map ID	1	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1845 Map of Long Island
Year	1845
Original Title	Miniature Map of Long Island
Cartographer	Unknown
Publisher	Unknown
Repository	Unknown
Comments	In this 1845 map of Long Island, the approximate area of Brookhaven Hamlet is shaded green. At the time, the area would have been known as Fire Place. Note that the convergence of roads at the northeast corner of the shaded area was called "Carmans." This locale is now known as South Haven, and it was the location of Sam Carman's mills, the South Haven Parish Church, a post office, small hotel, a store, and several residences. Shallow drafted coastal vessels where able to navigate up the Carman's River nearly to this point

Map ID	3	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1851 Nautical Map
Year	1851
Original Title	Nautical Chart of Western Part of the Southern Coast of Long Island
Cartographer
Publisher	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Historical Map and Chart Collection
Repository	Internet
Comments	This map is the Fire Place portion of an 1851 nautical chart titled Nautical Chart of Western Part of the Southern Coast of Long Island. The full chart is available at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Historical Map and Chart Collection.Since the map was designed as a nautical chart, the accuracy of the land portions is suspect. There is evidence that the topographical portion of the map is based on surveys conducted in 1836. Click on image to see the map full scale -- the quality of the available image is such that it can only be seen clearly at full scale

Map ID	2	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1858 Chace Map of Hamlet
Year	1858
Original Title	From: "Atlas of Suffolk County, New York"
Cartographer	John Douglass. Philadelphia, PA
Publisher	J. Chace Co., New York
Repository	Suffolk County Historical Society, Riverhead, NY
Comments	In 1858, the Hamlet was still called Fire Place or Fire Place Neck. It was not until 1871 that the name officially became Brookhaven Hamlet. The map is from a tracing of a section of a large wall map "Atlas of Suffolk Co.," published by J. Chace Co., New York, 1858.

Map ID	4	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1858 Beaverdam Road
Year	1858
Original Title	A "survey of a three rod public road from the land of Sam'l Carman at Squawsucks, across Fireplace Neck to Beaver Dam lower crossing -- Magnetic course."
Cartographer	N. Miller, Jr. was the Surveyor
Publisher	Town of Brookhaven
Repository	Cornell University Library
Comments	On page 99 of the Records of the Town of Brookhaven, 1856-1885 is recorded a "survey of a three rod public road from the land of Sam'l Carman at Squawsucks, across Fireplace Neck to Beaver Dam lower crossing -- Magnetic course." This road was Beaverdam Rd., and its right-of-way was 49.5 feet (3 rods). This survey is useful as it indicates some of the residences on the road at that time, and their exact locations. The table below records the actual surveyor's dimensions and the map below is drawn from these dimensions. N. Miller, Jr. was the Surveyor. The survey was apparently conducted 20 July 1858. It is interesting to note that this survey does not agree completely with the 1858 Chace map. The house labeled J. Carman on the Chace map was likely the Moses Swezey house indicated below; and according to the survey, Ephraim Pease had a house between Charles Swezey and Beaverdam Creek; no house is indicated on the Chace map. The road's point of beginning is "south thirty seven and a half degrees east one chain & twelve links" from the southeast corner of Moses Swezeys house. A surveyor's "chain" is 66 feet (or 4 rods); each chain contains 100 links (7.92 inches). Each "survey section" is labeled on the map

Map ID	6	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1858 Road Survey of South Country Rd.
Year	1858
Original Title	A "survey of a four rod public road from the road out of Fireplace Neck across the upper crossing of Beaver Dam Brook west to Marvins house in the Hollow -- Magnetic Course."
Cartographer	N. Miller, Jr. was the Surveyor
Publisher	Town of Brookhaven
Repository	Cornel University Library
Comments	On page 100 of the Records of the Town of Brookhaven, 1856-1885 is recorded a "survey of a four rod public road from the road out of Fireplace Neck across the upper crossing of Beaver Dam Brook west to Marvins house in the Hollow -- Magnetic Course." This road was the road now known as South Country Rd., and its right-of-way was 66 feet (4 rods). This survey is useful as it indicates some of the residences on the road at that time, and their exact locations. The table below records the actual surveyor's dimensions, and the map below is drawn from these dimensions. N. Miller, Jr. was the Surveyor. While there is not a date recorded for the survey, it is likely conducted in July 1858, as its record immediately follows the one dated 20 July 1858 for Beaverdam Road. There are some differences between the houses indicated on the survey and the houses indicated on the 1858 Chace map. "Lodowick Riders" house is not indicated on the Chace map (although it may have been either the "Bartow" or "Smith" houses identified by Chace -- the "Smith" house being most likely.). The house identified as Charles Emmons on the survey was identified as C. Emmonds on the Chace map. And the "Joseph Marvins" house used as the anchor for the end-point on the survey is not identified on the Chace map, but is likely one of the unidentified structures near the house labeled "J. Rider." It is interesting to note that Joseph Marvin does not appear on the 1850 or 1860 censuses, suggesting that he had but a brief sojourn in Fire Place. The survey started "for the centre of the road from the S.W. corner of Timothy Ketchams main house, south 75° W. one chain & 34 links...." A surveyor's "chain" is 66 feet (or 4 rods); each chain contains 100 links (7.92 inches). Each "survey section" is labeled on the map

Map ID	7	Click on map to view larger images
Name	South Haven before 1859
Year	1859
Original Title	S. Carman Map of the Presbyterian Church Property in South Haven, NY
Cartographer	Attributed to Samuel Carmen, Jr.
Publisher	Original is hand drawn
Repository	Old South Haven Presbyterian Church
Comments	The original of this map is identified with the following label: "This is an old map of the South Haven Church's land and the adjacent Property of Samuel Carman. Mr. Carman gave the site of the present edifice in exchange for the original site. As he died in or about the year 1869, this map was made before then. It was pasted on a copy of THE NEW YORK EXPRESS dated January 15, 1859, and so was probably drawn prior to that date."

Map ID	8	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1873 Brookhaven Hamlet
Year	1873
Original Title	Brook Haven, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk Co. from Map of Suffolk Co
Cartographer	F. W. Beers
Publisher	Beers, Comstock & Cline, New York
Repository	Longwood Public Library
Comments	On this map, South Country Rd. is called Main St., the east end of Beaverdam Rd. is called South St.; the west end of Beaverdam Rd. (which is a dead end) is called Ruland Ave.; Fire Place Rd. is called Beaver St.; and Bay Ave. is called Atlantic St

Map ID	9	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1873 Southern Town of Brookhaven
Year	1873
Original Title	South Town of Brookhaven Town
Cartographer	F.W. Beers
Publisher	Beers, Comstock & Cline, New York (Reprinted Compass Ventures, Inc., 1971)
Repository	C.B. Meinhold
Comments	This is an 1873 map of the southern portion of the Town of Brookhaven. The solid curving line running west-east at the bottom of the map is the proposed path of the South Side Railroad extension from Patchogue to Eastport, later to become the Long Island Rail Road. The actual tracks were not laid along this path when constructed in 1879-1881, but in a slightly more northerly, nearly straight-line path without the curve south into the center of Bellport Village. Montauk Hwy. was then built adjacent to the railroad, bypassing the Village.

Map ID	10	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1884 Andrews Property Survey
Year	1884
Original Title	between the Long Island Rail Road (then the South Side Railroad) and South Country Road (then also known as Main Street.)
Cartographer	Unknown
Publisher	Unknown
Repository	Post-Morrow Foundation
Comments	This is a survey map of the Andrews property in 1884, between the Long Island Rail Road (then the South Side Railroad) and South Country Road (then also known as Main Street.) It is particularly helpful in showing a fairly exact location of structures along this section of South Country Road. On the back is handwritten: "Some of our land below R.R. Sarah Andrews 1884" The survey is in the collection available from the Post-Morrow Foundatio

Map ID	19	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1888 Brookhaven Hamlet
Year	1888
Original Title	from Atlas of Babylon, Islip, and South Part of Brookhaven in Suffolk Co., N. Y.
Cartographer	Unknown
Publisher	Wendelken & Co., New York
Repository	Uncertain
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Map ID	25	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1902 Map of Brookhaven and South Haven Hamlets
Year	1902
Original Title	1902 Map of Brookhaven and South Haven Hamlets
Cartographer	Unknown
Publisher	Unknown
Repository	Unknown
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Map ID	11	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1903 USGS Moriches Quadrant NW
Year	1903
Original Title	1903 USGS Map - Moriches New York Quadrant - NW quarter
Cartographer
Publisher	U. S. Geological Survey
Repository	Uncertain
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Map ID	12	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1903 USGS Moriches Quadrant NE
Year	1903
Original Title	1903 USGS Map - Moriches New York Quadrant - NE quarter
Cartographer
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Repository	Uncertain
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Map ID	13	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1903 USGS Moriches Quadrant
Year	1903
Original Title	1903 USGS Map - Moriches New York Quadrant - SW Quarter
Cartographer
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Repository	Uncertain
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Map ID	14	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1903 USGS Moriches Quadrant SE
Year	1903
Original Title	1903 USGS Map - Moriches New York Quadrant - SE Quarter -- containing Brookhaven hamlet
Cartographer
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Repository	Uncertain
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Map ID	26	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1915 Part of the Town of Brookhaven, Plate No. 9.
Year	1915
Original Title	Part of the Town of Brookhaven, Plate 9
Cartographer
Publisher	E. Belcher Hyde, Brooklyn
Repository	Personal Collection, J. Deitz
Comments	The most southerly portion which includes East Patchogue, Bellport, South Haven, and Mastic.

Map ID	27	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1915 Map of Part of the Town of Brookhaven, Plate 10.
Year	1915
Original Title	Part of the Town of Brookhaven, Plate 10.
Cartographer
Publisher	E. Belcher Hyde, Brookhaven
Repository	Personal collection, J. Deitz
Comments	The section north of plate 9, to the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road.

Map ID	28	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1815 Brookhaven Hamlet, NY
Year	1915
Original Title	1915 Brookhaven
Cartographer	Uncertain. Merritt B. Hyde was the likely cartographer.
Publisher	Uncertain. Probably E. Belcher Hyde, Brooklyn.
Repository	Longwood Library, Middle Island, NY
Comments	This map is probable another version published by Belcher-Hyde. It was said to be 1915, but would have been slightly later than the 1915 Belcher-Hyde map, as this map shows Locust Road, which was constructed during the period 1915-1920+.

Map ID	15	Click on map to view larger images
Name	History of Locust Rd. (1926)
Year	1926
Original Title	History of Locust Road, Brookhaven
Cartographer	Susan David, age 10, 4th Grade,
Publisher	Hampton Ave. School. 1976
Repository	Donald David, 7 Locust Rd., Brookhaven NY 11719
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Map ID	16	Click on map to view larger images
Name	History of Locust Rd. (1946)
Year	1946
Original Title	History of Locust Road, Brookhaven
Cartographer	Susan David, age 10, 4th Grade,
Publisher	Hampton Ave. School. 1976
Repository	Donald David, 7 Locust Rd., Brookhaven NY 11719
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Map ID	17	Click on map to view larger images
Name	History of Locust Rd. (1976)
Year	1976
Original Title	History of Locust Road, Brookhaven
Cartographer	Susan David, age 10, 4th Grade,
Publisher	Hampton Ave. School. 1976
Repository	Donald David, 7 Locust Rd., Brookhaven NY 11719
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Map ID	18	Click on map to view larger images
Name	1986 Nautical Map Great South Bay (east end)
Year	1986
Original Title	Navigation Map of the Great South Bay, Eastern End (Bellport Bay)
Cartographer
Publisher	Uncertain (U.S. Coast Guard?)
Repository	Uncertain
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