YORK---was formed from Caledonia
and Leicester, March 26, 1819. A part of Covington
was annexed in 1823. It lies on the W. border of the
co., N. of the center. Its surface is undulating,
with a general inclination to the E. Brown and Calder
Creeks flow E. through the central and N. parts. The
soil in the center and S. is a clay loam, and in the
N.E. part a sandy and gravelly loam. York
Center (York p.o.) contains 4 churches and 321
inhabitants; Fowlerville (Inverness p.o.,)
 in the N.E. part, 2 churches, a machine shop, and 369
inhabitants; Griegsville, (p.v.,) in the S.
part, a church and 22 houses; Piffardina, (Piffard p.o.,) in
the S.E. part, on the G.V. Canal, a church and 23
houses. Settlement was commenced in the N.E.part, by
several Scotch families, about the year 1800. The first
church (Scotch Ref.Presb.) was formed in 1816.
Cemeteries |
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NAME
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EST.
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LOCATION
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SIZE +/- |
| Inverness | ---- | northwest of town, off of McVean Rd and Batzing Rd. | ---- |
| Greigsville | ---- | southcenter of town, just south of Wadsworth, on Rte.36 | ---- |
| Job Wood | ---- | near Linwood, on Federal Road. | ---- |
| Old Scotch | ---- | in York, near Firehouse and Town Hall. | ---- |
| Olivet | ---- | west border of town, corner of Stewart Rd and Craig Rd. | ---- |
| Mt. Pleasant | ---- | south of Fowlerville, on Mt.Pleasant Road. | --- |
| Pleasant Valley | ---- | between York and Greigsville, on corner of Retsof Rd. and Main St. | ---- |
| Toggletown | ---- | northeast border of town, on Telephone Rd.(Rte.20) | ---- |
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Resources
TOWN CLERK : Christine Arrigena, Town Clerk
of York, York, NY 14592
TOWN HISTORIAN : Stephen Gates, 585-243-3680 BOOKS
American Legion, Carlton Borse Post 1007,
Leicester, NY 14481
RELIGOUS ORGANIZATIONS:
Abbey of the Genesee, River Road, Piffard,
NY 14533 (585)243-0660
FOOTNOTES[Fowlerville] Named from Wells Fowler, the first settler at the village. (back) [a machine shop] Manufactures all kinds of agricultural implements, and turns out $70,00 to $80,000 worth of goods per year. (back) [Piffardina] Named from David Piffard, a prominent settler at this place. (back) [about the year 1800.] Among the early settlers were Donald and John McKenzie, Angus McBean, John and Alexander Frazer, Archibald Gillis, and John McCall. David Martz was an early settler. John Russ, frmo Vt., settled at the center, in 1807; Ralph Brown, in 1808; John Darling, frmo Vt., in 1809; and James Calder in the N. part of the town. The first birth was that of Angus McKenzie. The first inn was kept by Nathan Russ, in 1817; the first store, by Chandler Piersons, in 1816. Ralph Brown built the first gristmill, in 1818. (back) [in 1816.] The census reports 9 churches in town; 2 Presb., 2 M.E., Bap., Cong., Asso.Presb., Asso.Ref.Presb., and Ref.Presb. (back) |
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