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History · Herricks

10% of Herricks’ homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1897 on and the census since 2000.

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What stands out about Herricks’ past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Herricks are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18976 editions of the USGS map, 1897 to 1979. Watch Herricks change.Old housesHalf of Herricks’ homes were built before 1953.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Herricks’s history is told.

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On the map

Herricks on the map, 1897 to 1979

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

Herricks on the 1897 USGS mapHerricks on the 1900 USGS mapHerricks on the 1947 USGS mapHerricks on the 1954 USGS mapHerricks on the 1968 USGS mapHerricks on the 1979 USGS map1897Oyster Bay 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 Herricks.

The story

How Herricks came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Herricks.

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The community is named for Herricks Path – a path which existed and ran through the area as early as 1659.

The school in Herricks was established in 1813, making it one of the oldest in Nassau County. This school, too, was named for Herricks Path.

By 1898, the Herricks School was one of Queens County's last single-room schools and, subsequently, the school would be one of the last in Nassau County, following Nassau County's split from Queens County in 1899.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Herricks, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Herricks Pond Park, Herricks, Long Island, New York October 2, 2021 B2021Herricks Pond Park, Herricks, Long Island, New York O…Herricks Pond Park, Herricks, Long Island, New York October 2, 2021 A2021Herricks Pond Park, Herricks, Long Island, New York O…Herricks Community Center2021Herricks Community CenterDenton Avenue Elementary School, Herricks, Long Island, New York September 18, 2021 B2021Denton Avenue Elementary School, Herricks, Long Islan…Denton Avenue Elementary School, Herricks, Long Island, New York September 18, 2021 A2021Denton Avenue Elementary School, Herricks, Long Islan…1992 Carpenter FE20161992 Carpenter FE
People over time

Herricks, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,50020002020Peak: 4,398

Between 4,076 and 4,398 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Herricks’ Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Williston ParkIts storyC+Manhasset Hills1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSearingtownIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGarden City ParkIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAlbertsonIts storynot 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 Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.