Richmond Hill was named after a landscape architect who designed the area in 1867-69.  Originally owned by Albon Man, it became a village in 1895.

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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