PLACES.

LONG ISLAND GAZETTEER.

Distances of Places from Brooklyn, Population, Description, Town Location, Postmasters, and their Date of Appointment and salaries. Abbreviations:-F'bush, Flatbush; F'lands, Flatlands; Gr'end, Gravesend; N. U., New Utrecht; Fl., Flushing; Hemp.. Hempstead; Jam., Jamaica; N'tn, Newtown; N. Hmp., North Hempstead; O. B., Oyster Bay; Bab., Babylon; B'h'n, Brookhaven ; E. H., East Hampton; Hunt.. Huntington; R. H., Riverhead; S. I., Shelter Island; S't'n, Smithtown; S. H., Southampton; S'old, Southold; Har., harbor; R. R., railroad station; P. V., post village; Sum., summer resort; Ham., hamlet; Loc., locality; Pen., peninsula; Isl., island; Vil., village; Inc. V., incorporated village; Pt., point; C. H., county seat; Res., residence, including large landed estate; Obs., obsolete name.