Population (1925 Census) 13,903 ; Estimated, 1926, 7,000.
The locality was originally part of the Great South Woods, and was known as Washburn's Neck. The village was first settled by Edward Raynor, who came here in 1644 and died in 1686. It was later known as Raynor's South, sometimes called Raynortown, until 1873, when the leading citizens met and decided to adopt the present name. In the township of Hempstead and County of Nassau.
24.7 miles from New York City.
-- The Long Island Almanac and Year Book 1927. Brooklyn: Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 230.
