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Saddle Rock Rd at Dolores Dr, South Valley Stream, NY August 8, 2022 BPhoto: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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History · South Valley Stream

14% of South Valley Stream’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1897 on.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about South Valley Stream’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 South Valley Stream are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18975 editions of the USGS map, 1897 to 1969. Watch South Valley Stream change.Old housesHalf of South Valley Stream’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Valley Stream’s history is told.

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On the map

South Valley Stream on the map, 1897 to 1969

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

South Valley Stream on the 1897 USGS mapSouth Valley Stream on the 1903 USGS mapSouth Valley Stream on the 1947 USGS mapSouth Valley Stream on the 1954 USGS mapSouth Valley Stream on the 1969 USGS map1897Hempstead 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 South Valley Stream.

The story so far

South Valley Stream, in brief

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

South Valley Stream is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 6,386 at the time of the 2020 census. South Valley Stream is located in the southern part of the Town of Hempstead, and consists of two unincorporated areas, North Woodmere and Mill Brook.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,962 to 6,386 (+7%).

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

By decade

South Valley Stream, decade by decade

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Valley Stream South High School, South Valley Stream, NY August 8, 20222022Valley Stream South High School, South Valley Stream,…Saddle Rock Rd at Dolores Dr, South Valley Stream, NY August 8, 2022 B2022Saddle Rock Rd at Dolores Dr, South Valley Stream, NY…Saddle Rock Rd at Dolores Dr, South Valley Stream, NY August 8, 2022 A2022Saddle Rock Rd at Dolores Dr, South Valley Stream, NY…
Famous people

Famous people close to South Valley Stream

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

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Harvey MilkAmerican politician and gay rights activist · b. 1930
Harold E. VarmusAmerican scientist · b. 1939
Michael RosenbaumAmerican actor · b. 1972
KalomiraGreek-American singer · b. 1985
Matt ReevesAmerican film writer, director and producer · b. 1966
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David PaymerAmerican actor and director · b. 1954
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Valley StreamIts storyC+WoodmereIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHempstead29 historic placesANew York City1039 historic placesA+

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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 (3) 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.