Riverhead was first settled by Europeans in 1649 when they purchased the "Southold land" from the local Algonquian Indians and the Shinnecock Nation. Additional land was purchased in 1742 before the town of Riverhead was created in 1792. Riverhead was divided from the town of Southold, which lies to the north and to the east of Riverhead, by the New York State Legislature. This was done at the behest of its people who felt that the town of Southold was too long and inconvenient for western most inhabitants to attend town meetings and conduct other business of the town. River Head was named the county seat and later combined in its contemporary spelling of Riverhead. [1]
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Hamlets (unincorporated)
- Aquebogue -
- Baiting Hollow
- Calverton (small part in the Town of Brookhaven)
- Jamesport -
- Laurel (partially, with the Town of Southold) -
- Manorville (mostly in Brookhaven) -
- Northville -
- Riverhead (hamlet)
- Wading River (small part in Brookhaven) -
Towns marked by "-" need a category page made.
Other communities
- Centerville
- Polishtown
- Reeves Park
- Roanoke
- South Jamesport
- Sweyze
Historic Homes
These properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Hallock-Bilunas Farmstead
- 733 Herricks Lane
- Jamesport
- Downs House and Farm
- 5793 Sound Ave.
- Northville
1873 Italianate farmhouse at center of farm with varying agricultural products over the years
- Jedediah Hawkins House
- 400 South Jamesport Avenue
- Jamesport
- Hallock Homestead
- 163 Sound Avenue
- Northville
- Jamesport Meeting House
- 1590 Main Road
- Jamesport
- Daniel and Henry P. Tuthill Farm
- 1146 Main Road
- Jamesport
Mid-19th century family potato farm with surviving buildings
- Tuthill-Lapham House
- 324 Sound Road, at the corner of Sunset Boulevard
- Wading River
- Benjamin King Woodhull House
- 126 Sound Road
- Wading River