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Welcome to Hempstead Gardens ...

Hempstead Gardens is located in Nassau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hempstead Gardens, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1908.

A typical abbreviation for Hempstead Gardens: Hempstead Gdns. (or less commonly used: Hempstead Gardns., Hempstead Grdens. or Hempstead Grdns.)

Hempstead Gardens is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hempstead Gardens lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hempstead Gardens: 516 & 363<3>

Communities near Hempstead Gardens ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hempstead Gardens.

  • New York
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Bronx
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • Bronx is located in Bronx County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
    • Bronx has also been known as:
    • Bronx
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  • New Rochelle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Vernon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Stream
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Glen Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lindenhurst
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mineola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hempstead Gardens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hempstead Gardens.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hempstead Gardens. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hempstead Gardens.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hempstead Gardens. See our Newspapers Page for Hempstead Gardens.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hempstead Gardens ...

Looking for more information about Hempstead Gardens? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hempstead Gardens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hempstead Gardens.

Adding Hempstead Gardens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hempstead Gardens in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hempstead Gardens was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1908).

We also found Hempstead Gardens in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hempstead Gardens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Nassau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hempstead Gardens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 516 code has been Overlayed with the 363 area code. New phone numbers in the Hempstead Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 516 or 363. As a result, placing a call in the Hempstead Gardens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.