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34-750: The Hamptons , part of the East End of Long Island , consist of the towns of Southampton and East Hampton , which together compose the South Fork of Long Island, in Suffolk County, New York . The Hamptons are a popular seaside resort and one of the historical summer colonies of the northeastern United States . The Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road , the Montauk Highway , and private bus services connect

68-472: A farming community with good potato ground to a popular destination. In 1893 The New York Times wrote The beautiful villages clustering around old Southampton, including Quohue, Good Ground, the rest of the Hamptons, and the incomparable Shinnecock Hills combine to make as close an approach to Eden as can be found in a long journey. Exclusive—in the best sense of the word—society is here represented during

102-705: A proposed " Peconic County ", named for the Peconic Bay at the center of the East End's geography. The East End's North Shore is bounded by Long Island Sound , while its east and south are bounded by Block Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean; the west is bounded by Brookhaven . The East End is also home to Gabreski Air Base , Plum Island 's Animal Disease Center , and the Shinnecock Indian Nation 's Shinnecock Reservation . At

136-511: A series of roadways (most notable of which are Route 27A, also known as Montauk Highway, and Route 27, also known as Sunrise Highway), rail service, and bus service. There are also several small airports throughout the Hamptons which offer both private and commercial service on small aircraft and helicopters. The Long Island Rail Road provides limited rail service seven days per week via the Montauk Branch connecting towns and hamlets in

170-523: A single city edition cost $ 6.00 ($ 103.00 in 2023) and the full set of American editions cost $ 50.00 ($ 861.00 in 2023). A 1973 column in The New York Times about that year's Social Register observed that – unlike males listed – the volume did not list the universities attended by females, unless they were students: "The fact that Mazie Cox is a 1967 graduate of Smith is not mentioned, although pains are taken to indicate that she

204-633: A slower rate over time. The agriculture community became supplemented by artisans and professionals (mainly in Southampton Village and Sag Harbor Village), and then by a large influx of artists. As a result, the arts community in the Hamptons has origins extending back to the nineteenth century. The Art Village in Southampton and the community of Springs in East Hampton town hosted a number of resident artists and art schools (e.g.,

238-706: Is a member of the Colony Club , the Daughters of the Cincinnati and the Colonial Dames of America ." It also noted that married women who chose to retain their maiden names would be listed under the surname of their husband regardless. In 1976, the Social Register was acquired by Malcolm Forbes . In 1977, he re-consolidated the various city books back into a single volume for the whole of

272-447: Is especially true for Sag Harbor Village and East Hampton Village. Once direct rail links to New York City were established, the community of summer vacation residents expanded significantly. The Village of Southampton, which is the oldest of the Hamptons and the most westward of the villages in the core area of the Hamptons, grew rapidly. It remains the largest and most diverse of the Hamptons' towns. The other villages and hamlets grew at

306-441: Is great continuity across generations among the names included in these volumes." The cities included are Newport, Rhode Island ; Baltimore ; Boston ; Chicago ; Cleveland ; Los Angeles ; New York ; New Jersey ; Philadelphia ; Pittsburgh ; Portland, Oregon ; Providence ; San Francisco ; Seattle ; St. Louis ; and Washington, D.C. ; as well as ones for "Southern Cities". In European countries, similar directories for

340-520: The 2000 census , the five East End towns and the Shinnecock Reservation had a land area of 900.581 km (347.716 sq mi), or about 38.12 percent of Suffolk County's land area. Its total population was 125,442 inhabitants, or about 8.84 percent of the county's population. Its average population density was 139.29 people/km (360.8 people/sq mi). Suffolk County's five western townships (that is, Suffolk County without

374-460: The Adirondacks , and a pedigree studded with 19th-century robber barons ". However, while inclusion in the Social Register was once so important for members of Society that, according to Brooke Astor , "if someone wasn't listed, you just didn't know them", by the late 1990s its influence had seriously waned. In 2002, journalist Tom Wolfe said that he no longer heard regular reference to

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408-947: The Parrish Art Museum and the Watermill Center in Water Mill; the Guild Hall, a museum and theater, in East Hampton. In the sporting world, the region's golf courses are very highly regarded. The private golf clubs in Southampton are among the most exclusive and expensive in the nation. Those courses include the National Golf Links of America , the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club , and the Sebonack Golf Club . These golf clubs are currently ranked 8th, 4th and 41st within

442-531: The Shinnecock Indian Nation lies within the borders of the Town of Southampton, adjoining Shinnecock Hills and the Village of Southampton. These areas constitute the core vacation area of the east end of Long Island. The Hamptons are home to many communities. Historically, it has been devoted to agriculture and fishing. Many farms are still in operation in the area. There are three commercial vineyards operating in

476-622: The Social Register and opined that the "world of social luster has been so overshadowed by celebrities that it doesn’t have any kick anymore". Printed editions of The Social Register have long been bound in black with pumpkin -colored lettering. A person's listing in the Register generally includes contact information, schools attended, and the social and country clubs to which he or she belongs. Many institutions and organizations are cited repeatedly using an extensive system of abbreviations ( e.g. , "P" for Princeton University , "BtP" for

510-490: The Social Register has historically been limited to members of " polite society ", members of the American upper class and The Establishment , and/or those of " old money " or White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) families, within the Social Register cities. According to McNamee and Miller: "the acronym WASP... is exemplified by the Social Register , a list of prominent upper-class families first compiled in 1887... There

544-427: The Social Register has typically been through birth: Children born to a person listed in the Social Register are added. Persons are permitted to apply for inclusion in the Social Register . Such applications require letters of sponsorship from five persons already listed, followed by vetting from the advisory committee. In 1997, a spokesman for the Social Register ' s then 25-member advisory committee described

578-797: The Southeastern United States have been referred to as "The Hamptons of the South", including Figure Eight Island in North Carolina, Hilton Head Island and Kiawah Island in South Carolina, and South Walton in Florida. Dan's Papers , which originally began as the Montauk Pioneer on July 1, 1960, is published by Schneps Media. The Hamptons are connected to New York City and the rest of Long Island by

612-486: The 1880s by newspaper columnist Louis Keller , it was later acquired by Malcolm Forbes . Since 2014, it has been owned by Christopher Wolf. It was historically a directory of " old money ", well-connected families from the Northeastern United States . In recent years, membership has diversified both in the geography and ethnicity of those it lists. In antebellum New York City , the social elite

646-639: The Bath and Tennis Club of Palm Beach, Florida ). As of 1917: Subsequent years offered guides for Detroit and New Haven, Connecticut . Traditionally, wealth or fame have been insufficient for inclusion in the Social Register . Kim Kardashian and Gloria Vanderbilt were never listed and Donald Trump , prior to his election as President of the United States, was not included. A 1985 article reported that "enrollees need plenty of green (money), blue (blood), and lily white (reputation)". Listing in

680-559: The East End) have a total land area of 1,462.001 km (564.482 sq mi) and an adjusted 2000 census population of 1,293,927 inhabitants, for a population density of 885.04 people/km (2,292.2 people/sq mi), more than six times that of the East End. Social Register The Social Register is a semi-annual publication in the United States that indexes the members of American high society . First published in

714-459: The Hamptons as well. Given the area's geographic location, it maintained strong commercial and social links to New England and the nearby states of Connecticut and Rhode Island. Many of the original settlers were from and most of the trade links were with communities in Connecticut. Indeed, much of the older architecture and aesthetics of the villages in the Hamptons resemble New England. This

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748-482: The Hamptons to Montauk and New York City. Hampton Jitney and Hampton Luxury Liner coach bus services provide slightly more frequent passenger travel between New York City and the Hamptons, especially during summer months. Local Suffolk County buses also provide service to neighboring areas. 40°53′5.752″N 72°30′3.82″W  /  40.88493111°N 72.5010611°W  / 40.88493111; -72.5010611 East End (Long Island) The East End includes

782-447: The Hamptons to the rest of Long Island and to New York City , while ferries provide connections to Shelter Island, New York and Connecticut. Stony Brook University's Southampton campus is located in the Hamptons. West to east, the Hamptons include the following hamlets and villages in the town of Southampton : The Hamptons include the following hamlets and villages in the town of East Hampton : The Shinnecock Reservation of

816-823: The Shinnecock Hills Summer School founded by William Merritt Chase ). The villages and the hamlets are distinguished by how their significant population increases during the summers, although the Hamptons have increasingly become year-round destinations for New Yorkers seeking a refuge on weekends. Amenities in the area include the Southampton Arts Center, the Southampton Cultural Center, the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in Springs;

850-593: The United States by Golf Digest . There is also the Maidstone Club in East Hampton, ranked 72nd by Golf Digest . Other private clubs include The Bathing Corporation of Southampton, the Southampton Bath and Tennis Club , and the Meadow Club in Southampton Village. The Hamptons' history as a dwelling place for the wealthy dates from the late nineteenth century when the community changed from

884-541: The United States. A study of the 1988 Social Register found that approximately 10 percent of those listed resided in New York City's Manhattan , with the Upper East Side zip code of 10021 hosting the greatest concentration of listed persons. The Forbes family retained ownership of the Social Register until 2014, when it was sold to Christopher R. Wolf, a "longtime, listed member". Inclusion in

918-404: The best-known part of Long Island's Viticultural Area , as well as The Hamptons and related resort areas. While other Suffolk County communities have long been considered suburban to New York City, the more rural East End townships have traditionally relied more upon agriculture and recreation. Residents of the five eastern townships had occasionally advocated seceding from Suffolk County to form

952-501: The criteria by which a person might be added to the directory. The committee, he said, asked themselves, "Would one want to have dinner with this person on a regular basis"? The President of the United States and Vice President of the United States are, by custom, always added. Reasons for removal from the Social Register have traditionally been opaque. In the early 20th century, historian Dixon Wecter observed that those excluded tended to be persons unfavorably reported upon in

986-411: The only Jew to be listed, and people from new money were generally not included. The register, it has been noted, was very much a product of Gilded Age excess. By World War I , the Social Register had expanded into a multi-volume annual which included listings of Society members in 26 U.S. cities. Following Keller's death in 1924, the Social Register passed to several of his heirs. In 1926,

1020-672: The perceived upper class , such as Burke's Peerage and Landed Gentry in the United Kingdom, or the Carnet Mondain and High Life in Belgium, have been published for centuries. According to the Robb Report , inclusion in the Social Register "bespeaks old money , Ivy League , trust funds , privileges of birth, fox hunting , debutante balls , yachting, polo , distinguished forebears, family compounds in

1054-443: The press and that, as long as one's private life "keeps out of the [newspaper's] columns" the risk of exclusion was low. A Social Register spokesman reported, in 1985, that elderly persons who failed to remit the questionnaire sent to listed persons by the register for eleven consecutive years were removed. In addition, someone who married a person who was not, themselves, listed in the Social Register might have been dropped. On

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1088-454: The summer by its choicest spirits. Well-bred men and women find a congenial atmosphere, refined attractions in plenty, and innumerable charms about these quaint old villages. As of 2015, commercial and point residential development continues and the Hamptons remain a vacation spot for the wealthy. The Hamptons have also become a notable place for prominent members of the LGBT community . Beaches in

1122-402: The visiting lists of the most prominent New York women into a published volume titled the Social Register . Inclusion in the registry was done under the supervision of an anonymous advisory committee, composed of some of those listed. This first edition of the Social Register listed more than 5,000 people, most of whom were descended from early American settler families. Joseph Pulitzer was

1156-474: Was still a small enough group that no formal method of tracking individuals was necessary. With the advent of the Gilded Age , fashionable ladies began the practice of leaving calling cards at the homes of other notable women whom they visited. These cards would be cataloged into "visiting lists". In 1887, Louis Keller, a newspaper society columnist and golf promoter, compiled the names of those on

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