Once called Newtown, Elmhurst began in 1652 at what is now Queens Blvd and Broadway.  First called Middelburgh by the Dutch, it became one of the towns in the Queens County when the English took over.

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• Bibliography

• Gazetteer of the State of New York, J.H. French, 1860
• Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolian Area, Estelle M. Guzik, 1989
• Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States, Christina K Schaefer, 1997
• American Passenger Arrival Records, Michael Tepper, 1993
• The Census Book, William Dollarhide, 2000
• Vital Records Handbook, Thomas Jay Kemp, 2000
• The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy, Val D. Greenwood, 2000
• Old Queens, N.Y. in Early Photographs, Vincent F Seyfried, William Asadorian, 1991
• New York City 5 Borough StreetAtlas, Geographia May Company 2004