College Point was a village in the Town of Flushing, was formerly known as "Lawrences Neck."  Several farms have been laid out into village plats, each one taking a distinct name.  An Episcopal college was incorporated here in 1840 but it has since been abandoned.  The location of this institution gave the name to the village.  It is located on the sound, east of Flushing Bay, is a modern (1860) village, settled mostly by Germans.  It contains 2 churches and an immense manufactory of whalebone, India rubber, and ratan, giving employment to 500 to 700 hands.  Population in 1860:  1,150.
Excerpts from Gazetteer of the State of New York, by J.H. French, 1860

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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