Vernon Valley is a
hamlet
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located in the
Town of Huntington in
Suffolk County, Long Island,
New York
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, United States. It is located at the southeast corner of the incorporated Village of
Northport, and is in the Northport
postal zone, and is within the
census-designated place
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of
East Northport.
The name is more generally applied to the entire hollow (or valley) that runs south from this point for approximately 1.5 miles to
East Northport. Not coincidentally, the thoroughfare is named "Vernon Valley Road." The building which is now known as the
St. Paul's Lutheran School
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, located near the southern terminus, was originally built as The Vernon Valley Inn. With the demise of that business, the last reference other than the local street passed from common usage.
History
The location cited was originally known as "Red Hook", and was centered on what is now the intersection of NYS Route 25A, Main Street, Waterside Avenue, and Vernon Valley Road. When the village of Northport was incorporated in the late 1800s, the northwest quadrant of the area fell within the new village limits.
See the USGS Geographical Names Database
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References
Huntington, New York
Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in Suffolk County, New York
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