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History · Manhasset

Manhasset’s post office opened in 1837, and 47% of its homes were built before 1940

4 places in town are on the National Register. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1897 on, and the census since 2000.

1837first post office
4on the National Register
47%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
32famous people
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Quick answers

How Manhasset began

When was Manhasset founded?

1837

The Manhasset post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 8,362 in 20002020 census: 8,176189 years
Founding year: the first Manhasset post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Manhasset’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18976 editions of the USGS map, 1897 to 1979. Watch Manhasset change.Old housesHalf of Manhasset’s homes were built before 1942.Famous sons and daughtersChris Jericho, Billy Crudup and 30 more were born here.
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Start Manhasset’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Manhasset’s history is told.

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On the map

Manhasset on the map, 1897 to 1979

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

Manhasset on the 1897 USGS mapManhasset on the 1900 USGS mapManhasset on the 1947 USGS mapManhasset on the 1954 USGS mapManhasset on the 1968 USGS mapManhasset 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 Manhasset.

The story

How Manhasset came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Manhasset.

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The Matinecock had a village on Manhasset Bay. These Native Americans called the area Sint Sink, meaning "place of small stones". They made wampum from oyster shells. In 1623, the area was claimed by the Dutch West India Company and they began forcing English settlers to leave in 1640. A 1643 land purchase made it possible for English settlers to return to Cow Neck (the peninsula where present-day Port Washington, Manhasset, and surrounding villages are located.).

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Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Manhasset, 1834 to 1983

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1834In the archiveUntitled photo
  3. 1897On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1968Born hereBilly Crudup is born here
  6. 1970Born hereChris Jericho is born here
  7. 1971Born hereSean Spicer is born here
  8. 1983Born hereDanielle Louise Moinet is born here
By decade

Manhasset, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1830s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1830s1 item
Untitled photo1834Untitled photoDocument
Today5 recent
Manhasset 2005 library jeh2012Manhasset 2005 library jehNassau PAL Manhasset Lacrosse jeh2011Nassau PAL Manhasset Lacrosse jehManhasset Gazebo rain jeh2011Manhasset Gazebo rain jehShelter Rock Long Island2010Shelter Rock Long IslandNCPD 6 Precinct2007NCPD 6 Precinct
Every building

Manhasset, building by building, 1920–1930

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Manhasset fire insurance map, 1920, sheet 11920Sheet 1 of 2
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

On the National Register

4 historic places in Manhasset

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
6
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Manhasset, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00020002020Peak: 8,362

Between 8,080 and 8,362 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

32 famous people were born in Manhasset

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Chris JerichoAmerican-Canadian professional wrestler · b. 1970
Billy CrudupAmerican actor · b. 1968
Sean SpicerAmerican political strategist and former White … · b. 1971
Danielle Louise MoinetAmerican model, American football player and pr… · b. 1983
Patrick McEnroeAmerican tennis player · b. 1966
David EigenbergAmerican actor · b. 1964
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

North HillsIts storyDLake SuccessIts storyDPlandome HeightsIts storyBMunsey ParkIts storyBThomastonIts storyB−Plandome1 historic placeBKensingtonIts storyBFlower Hill2 historic placesCRoslyn EstatesIts storyCGreat NeckIts storyB−

Questions about Manhasset’s history

What year was Manhasset founded?

The Manhasset post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.