Cuylerville, New York

Cuylerville
Hamlet & CDP

The hamlet of Cuylerville as seen from the site of the former Pennsylvania Railroad station.
Cuylerville

Location within the state of New York

Coordinates: 42°46′37″N 077°52′15″W / 42.77694°N 77.87083°W / 42.77694; -77.87083Coordinates: 42°46′37″N 077°52′15″W / 42.77694°N 77.87083°W / 42.77694; -77.87083[1]
Country United States
State New York
County Livingston County
Town Town of Leicester
Area (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total 0.421 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Land 0.421 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Water 0.000 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation[1] 571 ft (174 m)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 297
 • Density 705/sq mi (272/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code[4] 14481
Area code 585
FIPS code[2][5] 36-19510
GNIS feature ID[5] 947974

Cuylerville is a hamlet in the Town of Leicester, in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 297 at the 2010 census, which lists the community as a census-designated place.[3]

History

The community was named for W. T. Cuyler, an early settler.[6] The hamlet is located on the site of Little Beard's Town, a large Seneca Indian village destroyed in the Sullivan Campaign. Mary Jemison, known as "the White Woman of the Genesee", lived here.[7] The National Hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[8] Located near Cuylerville is the Boyd & Parker Park and Groveland Ambuscade, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[9]

Geography

Chenango Bridge is located at 42°46′37″N 077°52′15″W / 42.77694°N 77.87083°W / 42.77694; -77.87083 (42.7770068, -77.8708370) and its elevation is 571 feet (174 m).[1]

According to the 2010 United States Census, Chenango Bridge has a total area of 0.421 square miles (1.09 km2), all of which is land.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cuylerville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Places: New York". 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013. External link in |work= (help)
  3. 1 2 "Cuylerville CDP, New York". Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices By County: Livingston County, New York". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "FIPS55 Data: New York". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006. External link in |work= (help)
  6. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 98.
  7. ↑ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
  8. ↑ National Park Service (March 13, 2009). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  9. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 11/09/09 THROUGH 11/13/09. National Park Service. 2009-11-20.
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