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List of towns, formation dates, and other details
| Glen Cove (city) | |
| 1668 Land purchased by English families, named Musquito Cove; part of Town of Oyster Bay | |
| 1683 Land included in new county of Queens | |
| 1834 Name changed to Glen Cove | |
| 1899 Transferred to new county of Nassau | |
| 1918 Unincorporated village of Glen Cove and some adjacent areas separated from Town of Oyster Bay and incorporated as City of Glen Cove [ | |
| Hempstead | |
| (See Queens County Guide for early history and former place-names 1639–1899) | |
| 1899 Town ceded from Queens County to new county of Nassau | |
| 1922 Village of Long Beach separated from town and incorporated as City of Long Beach | |
| Long Beach (city) | |
| 1918 Long Beach incorporated as a village in Town of Hempstead | |
| 1922 Long Beach village separated from town and incorporated as a city | |
| North Hempstead | |
| (See Queens County Guide for early history and former place-names 1639–1899) | |
| 1899 Town ceded from Queens County to new county of Nassau | |
| Oyster Bay | |
| (See Queens County Guide for early history and former place-names 1639–1899) | |
| 1899 Town of Oyster Bay ceded from Queens County to the new county of Nassau | |
| 1917 Daughter city of Glen Cove formed | |
| South Hempstead | |
| Name for Town of Hempstead | |
| 1784–1796 |
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