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History · North Bellport

North Bellport’s post office opened in 1912

Most of North Bellport was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: 6 old photos and papers and maps from 1904 on.

1912first post office
0on the National Register
6%homes built before 1940
6old photos & papers
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Quick answers

How North Bellport began

When was North Bellport founded?

1912

The North Bellport post office opened in 1912, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 11,900114 years
Founding year: the first North Bellport post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about North Bellport’s past

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

On the map since 19045 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1967. Watch North Bellport change.
★ What stands out · On the map

North Bellport on the map, 1904 to 1967

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

North Bellport on the 1904 USGS mapNorth Bellport on the 1926 USGS mapNorth Bellport on the 1947 USGS mapNorth Bellport on the 1956 USGS mapNorth Bellport on the 1967 USGS map1904Moriches 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 North Bellport.

The story

How North Bellport came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of North Bellport.

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North Bellport was built by the Hagerman Land Company, named after the neighboring hamlet of Hagerman. Originally a predominantly white community, North Bellport was blockbusted during the early 1960s, resulting in a major influx of African Americans into the community. In 1962, the community was the subject of first of several notable court cases concerning the practice of blockbusting by real estate agents in New York.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

North Bellport, 1860 to 1904

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1860In the archiveDavid Duryea and Hannah Nichols (1830-1920) in the 1860 United States census
  3. 1881In the archiveThey Stick To Discipline in the New York Sun on November 30, 1881
  4. 20th century
  5. 1900In the archivePeter Ward (1820-1900) obituary in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Brooklyn, New York on May …
  6. 1904On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

North Bellport, decade by decade

3 decades in the archive, from the 1860s to the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1860s–1900s6 items
David Duryea and Hannah Nichols (1830-1920) in the 1860 United States census1860David Duryea and Hannah Nichols (1830-1920) in the 18…They Stick To Discipline in the New York Sun on November 30, 18811881They Stick To Discipline in the New York Sun on Novem…All Witnesses Notified in the Times Union of Brooklyn, New York City on 19 March 18881888All Witnesses Notified in the Times Union of Brooklyn…A Colored Colony in The New York Times of Manhattan New York City on 9 September 18891889A Colored Colony in The New York Times of Manhattan N…Peter Ward (1820-1900) obituary in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Brooklyn, New York on May 28, 19001900Peter Ward (1820-1900) obituary in The Brooklyn Daily…Bellport's Colored Settlement in the Times Union of Brooklyn, New York 15 March 19011901Bellport's Colored Settlement in the Times Union of B…
1910s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

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David Duryea and Hannah Nichols (1830-1920) in the 1860 United States census
Retake this viewDavid Duryea and Hannah Nichols (1830-1920) in the 1860 United States census, 1860

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Finish North Bellport’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewDavid Duryea and Hannah Nichols (1830-1…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Yaphank5 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEast Patchogue3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBellport2 historic placesAMedfordIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about North Bellport’s history

What year was North Bellport founded?

The North Bellport post office opened in 1912, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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