1 of Tuckahoe’s places is on the National Register
Most of Tuckahoe was built recently: 0.5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: 2 old photos and papers and maps from 1903 on.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Tuckahoe. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1903Sag Harbor 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 Tuckahoe.
The story so far
Tuckahoe, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Tuckahoe yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Tuckahoe is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 1,373 at the 2010 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,373 to 1,505 (+10%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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 the Library of Congress (2) 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.