Babylon

About Babylon

The Town of Babylon is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Its population was 218,223 as of the 2020 census. Parts of Jones Beach Island, Captree Island and Fire Island are in the southernmost part of the town. It borders Nassau County to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. At its westernmost point, it is about 20 miles (32 km) from New York City at the Queens border, and about 30 miles (48 km) from Manhattan. The village of Babylon is also within the town.

The region was once called Huntington South. Nathaniel Conklin and Nathan Kowitt moved their families to the area, and around 1803 named it New Babylon, after the ancient city of Babylon.

The town was officially formed in 1872 by a partition of the Town of Huntington.

The following communities and locations are within the Town of Babylon:

Amityville, in the southwestern part of the town.

Babylon, in the southeastern section of the town.

Lindenhurst, in the southern part of the town, between the villages of Babylon and Amityville.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA. Photography via Wikimedia Commons.