We provide accurate house surveying services throughout Fire Island, NY. Contact Islandwide Land Surveyors to define your property boundaries.
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About Islandwide Land Surveyors
Islandwide Land Surveyors provides accurate house surveying services throughout Suffolk County. We use high-precision GPS equipment and surveying software to give you detailed information about your property. We serve Fire Island and the surrounding areas in NY.
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A property survey is important for real estate transactions and property development. It defines your property boundaries, which helps prevent legal disputes. At Islandwide Land Surveyors, we provide land surveys and Elevation Certificates. These are important for complying with Suffolk County regulations and for insurance purposes. Contact us at 866-808-5800 to get started.
The origin of Fire Island’s name is uncertain. It is believed its Native American name was Sictem Hackey (“Land of the Secatogues”). The Secatogues were a tribe in the area of the current town of Islip. It was part of what was also called the “Seal Islands”.
The name of Fire Island first appeared on a deed in 1789.
Historian Richard Bayles suggests that the name derives from a misinterpretation or corruption of the Dutch word vijf (“five”), or in another version vier (“four”), referring to the number of islands near the Fire Island inlet, a view echoed by Robert Caro, who suggests in The Power Broker that the island was named to reflect four inlets that have since disappeared. At times histories have referred to it in the plural, as “Fire Islands”, because of the inlet breaks.
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