Wading River, New York Wading River, New York Wading River is positioned in New York Wading River - Wading River Wading River is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the North Shore of Long Island.
Most of Wading River lies inside the Town of Riverhead, but a small portion is in the Town of Brookhaven.
"Wading in the River" or Wading River was adopted by the first English colonists.
The earliest English records show a settlement known as Wading River was established by eight colonial families.
Between 1895 and 1938, the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road extended to Wading River.
From 1905 to 1928, Wading River was also the site of an LIRR demonstration farm.
The Wading River station closed in 1938.
The hamlet of Wading River had a year-round populace of less than 500.
Returning service men from World War II began building homes in Wading River The formation of Wading River's own volunteer fire department, Wading River Fire Department The Wading River Historical Society was formed. Wading River is positioned at 40 57 9 N 72 49 48 W (40.952599, -72.829907). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 9.8 square miles (25.5 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.40%, is water. a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wading River CDP, New York".
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Brookhaven, New York - Riverhead (town), New York - Hamlets in New York - Census-designated places in New York - Long Island Sound - Census-designated places in Suffolk County, New York - Hamlets in Suffolk County, New York - Populated coastal places in New York
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