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History · Baywood

Half of Baywood’s homes were built after 1962

Most of Baywood was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1962. Below: maps from 1901 on.

0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Baywood’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Baywood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19014 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1979. Watch Baywood change.Old housesHalf of Baywood’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Baywood’s history is told.

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On the map

Baywood on the map, 1901 to 1979

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Baywood. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Baywood on the 1901 USGS mapBaywood on the 1954 USGS mapBaywood on the 1967 USGS mapBaywood on the 1979 USGS map1901Northport sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Baywood.

The story so far

Baywood, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Baywood yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Baywood is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Baywood had a population of 7,726.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 7,350 to 7,726 (+5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Baywood

Nobody well known was born in Baywood itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Rosie O'DonnellAmerican comedian, producer, actress, and telev… · b. 1962
Saul KripkeAmerican philosopher and logician · b. 1940
Rodney DangerfieldAmerican stand-up comedian · b. 1921
Danny GreenAmerican basketball player · b. 1987
Candice NightAmerican musician · b. 1971
Tobias HarrisAmerican basketball player · b. 1992
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

West IslipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDeer ParkIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIslip27 historic placesA−Babylon6 historic placesBNorth Bay ShoreIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBay Shore6 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBrentwood3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.