1609Culture
As early as 1609, Long Island was part of Henry Hudson's original claim in the name of the Dutch East India Company.
1787History
From about 1787 until the 1870s, the area was the county seat for Queens County, in a section then known as Clowesville – located just outside the Village of Mineola's present t...
1839History
In 1839, the Long Island Rail Road reached Mineola, with the community's eponymous station along what is now the Main Line opening that same year.
1840Architecture
In 1840, the Mineola Hotel was built by resident John A.
1858History
It was in 1858 when the community was named by the locals after an Algonquin Indian Chief, Miniolagamika meaning, "Pleasant Village".
1872Culture
Littleton (1872-1934), politician and attorney known for involvement in high-profile trials during the early 1900s
Carolyn McCarthy (born 1944), politician who served as the U.S.
1888Disaster
In 1888, the Mineola Fire Department was formed in the Willis Avenue School house.
1889Disaster
The department originally consisted of volunteer firemen and would officially be incorporated as an official company in 1889.
1896Government
NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island founded in 1896 by local physicians and residents as Nassau Hospital – was Long Island's first voluntary hospital.
1897Infrastructure
In 1897, it admitted 91 patients, performed 27 operations, and reported two births and eight deaths during the first year.
1898Culture
The western portion of Queens became a borough of New York City in 1898, and in 1899, Nassau County was formed from the part of Queens that did not consolidate.
1900Government
Mineola officially became the County Seat of Nassau County on July 13, 1900, as Governor Theodore Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Nassau County Court House.
1906Government
=== Village of Mineola, 1906–present ===
Mineola was legally incorporated as a village in 1906 and run by a president.
1909Military
Glenn Curtiss brought the area to national attention in July 1909 with his second Scientific American Award flight of over 23 minutes and 15 miles.
1915History
On November 1, 1915, Captain Raynal Cawthorne Bolling, a New York attorney working at United States Steel, organized the Aviation Detachment, 1st Battalion Signal Corps of the N...
1916History
It was "provisionally recognized" on June 22, 1916, and then called into federal service on July 13, 1916, during the Mexican border crisis.
1919Government
The land and the buildings have a Mineola postal address, but are within the present day Village of Garden City, which did not incorporate or set its boundaries until 1919.
1921Education
Libby (1921-2021), professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of California, San Diego
John F.
1927Culture
On May 20, 1927, at 7:52 a.m., Charles Lindbergh started his historic flight on the Spirit of St.
1931History
Fowler (1931-2015), marine who was the founder of the Marine Corps Marathon
Marie Jerge (born 1953), former bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Diane Macedo (bo...
1941Education
Hood (born 1941), professor in Psychology and Professor of Ophthalmic Science in the Department of Psychology at Columbia University
Elliot G.
1946Infrastructure
Jaspin (born 1946), 1979 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
Monroe Karmin (1929-1999), journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1967
Jonathan LaPook (born 19...
1966History
An adjacent inn, also named the Mineola Hotel, burned down in 1966 as the result of arson.
1977History
On May 20, 1977, fifty years after the flight, a thirteen-cent commemorative stamp depicting the Spirit of St.
1985History
Known for Riverdance
Justine Cotsonas (born 1985), actress
Emmy Clarke (born 1991), actress who played the recurring character Julie Teeger on the USA Network show Monk.
1990History
The village gained territory between the 1990 census and the 2000 census.
2004Military
Renamed Winthrop-University Hospital in the 1980s, it is now a nationally recognized award-winning hospital and in 2004 was ranked among the Top 5 Percent of Acute-Care Hospital...
2005Government
In 2005–2006, as a result of numerous recommendations from the community that Mineola increase its police force, a Mineola Police Task Force was appointed by then-Mayor Jack M.
2006History
The centennial celebration for Mineola was held in 2006.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 18,799 people, 7,473 households, and 4,954 families residing in the village.
2020History
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
As of the census of 2020, there were 20,800 people, 8,618 households, 9,004 housing units, and 4,528 families.
2025Government
As of August 2025, the Mayor of Mineola is Paul A.