Whitestone was a village in the Town of Flushing and is located on the sound, in the extreem north part of town.  It contains 2 churches and an extensive tin and sheet ironware manufactory.  Population in 1860:  630.
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• 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