Footnotes to Long Island History
Brookhaven's Post Offices
by
Thomas R. Bayles
By Thomas R. Bayles
From the reports published in the National Archives in Washington, D.C., post offices in Brookhaven were established on the following dates:
Stony Brook
1807
Setauket
1821
East Setauket
1863
Drown Meadow
Changed to Port Jefferson
1801
1836
Mt. Sinai
1840
Miller Place
1825
Rocky Point
1872
Wardencliffe
Changed to Shoreham
1901
1906
Wading River
1825
Manorville
1845
Yaphank
1845
Medford
1886
Holtsville
1860
Middletown
Changed to Middle Island
1796
1818
Coram
1826
Selden
1852
New Village
1821
Centereach
1916
Lake Grove
1870
Lakeland
Changed to Ronkonkoma
1851
1870
Lake Ronkonkoma
1905
Holbrook
1899
Blue Point
1870
Patchogue
1802
East Patchogue
1878
Bellport
1834
Fireplace
Changed to Brookhaven
1803
1871
Moriches
1827
Center Moriches
1854
Mastic
1925
Mastic Beach
1930
East Moriches
1849
Seatuck
Changed to Eastport
1849
1872