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History · Searingtown

Half of Searingtown’s homes were built after 1962

Most of Searingtown was built recently: 0.5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1962. Below: maps from 1897 on and the census since 2000.

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What stands out about Searingtown’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 Searingtown 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 Searingtown change.Old housesHalf of Searingtown’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Searingtown’s history is told.

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On the map

Searingtown on the map, 1897 to 1979

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

Searingtown on the 1897 USGS mapSearingtown on the 1900 USGS mapSearingtown on the 1947 USGS mapSearingtown on the 1954 USGS mapSearingtown on the 1968 USGS mapSearingtown 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 Searingtown.

The story

How Searingtown came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Searingtown.

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One of the earliest settlers in the area was named John Searing. The name of the hamlet became Searingtown in the mid-18th Century; the Searing family was the area's principal owner of land at the time. The Searingtown Methodist Church first opened on I.U. Willets Road (formerly Westbury Road) in 1788. Parts of the original structure are still part of the church. The building still stands in the same place but it is technically now in Albertson.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Searingtown, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Deepdale Parkway, Albertson & Searingtown, Long Island, New York October 2, 20212021Deepdale Parkway, Albertson & Searingtown, Long Islan…Dawn Lane, Searingtown, Long Island, New York October 2, 20212021Dawn Lane, Searingtown, Long Island, New York October…Albertson Water District Pumping Station, Searingtown, Long Island, New York October 2, 20212021Albertson Water District Pumping Station, Searingtown…WB IU Willets Road enters North Hills, NY2019WB IU Willets Road enters North Hills, NYHenry Viscardi School2017Henry Viscardi SchoolNoHempsteadSection1Subsection12010NoHempsteadSection1Subsection1
People over time

Searingtown, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,50020002020Peak: 5,044

Between 4,915 and 5,044 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Searingtown

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

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Frank WilczekAmerican theoretical physicist · b. 1951
Kevin JamesAmerican comedian and actor · b. 1965
Steve VaiAmerican guitarist · b. 1960
Telly SavalasAmerican film and television actor and singer · b. 1922
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Chris JerichoAmerican-Canadian professional wrestler · b. 1970
Billy CrudupAmerican actor · b. 1968
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

North HillsIts storyDAlbertsonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHerricksIts 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, 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.