Jackson Heights, Queens that bisects the neighborhood. John C. Jackson built the road across what is now Jackson Heights in 1859. The Jackson Avenue name is retained by this major road in a short stretch between Queens Plaza and Queens–Midtown Tunnel in Long Island City. The place was not particularly high, but the name "heights" showed that the place was originally meant to be exclusive. Until 1916, the area was called "Trains Meadow", but contrary to the name, there were very few trains in the area. It is suspected that it was corrupted from "drain". The first land purchase of was completed in
Billington Heights, New York Billington Heights, New York Billington Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Elma and Aurora in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,685 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Billington Heights is located at (42.785709, -78.619419). It is bordered to the south by the village of East Aurora and to the north by Elma Center. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,691 people, 664 households,