Some of our streets are named after farmers and/or merchants who "settled" in Mineola.

Millington Place: Fred Millington was a shopkeeper in the 1850s who operated a sash and blind store on the southeastern corner of Main and Third Streets. He lived nearby on Main Street (as an aside there is a Millington, Tennessee and Millington Michigan).

Simonson Road: The Simonson farm was on the northside of Jericho Turnpike (opposite Chaminade High School ) William Simonson was a gunsmith and his sons, Bergen , taught school and William Jr. was a banker.

Albertson Place: Thomas W. Albertson was a farmer and the owner of a grist mill. The "main" house was located on the northeast corner of Roslyn Road and Old Country Road.

Krug Place: Krug's Corner Hotel was on the corner of Willis Avenue and Jericho Turnpike. Philip N. Krug was the president (mayor) of Mineola in 1926.

Jerome Avenue: Some are of the view that this avenue was named after a Mr. Jerome who operated a machine shop in our village in the 1850s.

When you purchased your home the legal description oftentimes referenced a street which didn't match your current street address.

Many of the streets in our village have changed over the years. Examples are:

-North of Jericho Turnpike

Old Name Current Name

Bidwell Beebe Road

Kenneth Road White Road

Shawmut Latham Road

Taylor Andrews Road

Buchanan Emory Road

Wilburn Saville Road

Hausch Plaza Sunset Terrace

Hamilton (between Roslyn & Sagamore) Charles Street

Marion Street Roselle Street

Oakes Street Brown Street

-North of Wilson Blvd.

Old Name Current Name

Ann Road White Road

Eleanor Road Latham Road

Ellison Road Andrews Road

Embassy Road Emory Road

-South of Jericho Turnpike

Old Name Current Name

Grant Avenue Elm Place

Terrace Avenue Barwick Blvd.

McKee Blvd Sheridan Blvd.

Morris Avenue East Washington Avenue

Mitchel Avenue East Jefferson Avenue

Regina Place 9th Avenue

Lenore 10th Avenue

Marion 11th Avenue

Edna 12th Avenue

Allen 13th Avenue

The Annual Tree Lighting will be held on Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Community Center, 155 Washington Avenue, Mineola. Everyone is invited to attend and welcome Santa to town.

Winthrop-University Hospital department of Pediatrics will present a program on Wednesday, Dec. 13, entitled "The Endless Bedtime Routine & Picky Eater... What to Do."

Dr. Prasad will discuss ways to address sleeping and eating problems in young children. Special topics include; dealing with picky eaters, getting your child to go to sleep and stay asleep, and developing a bedtime routine.

Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. and this program commences at 7 p.m. at the Winthrop- University Conference Center, 101 Mineola Blvd., Mineola. Admission is free but seating is limited. Please call 1-877-559 KIDS to make a reservation.