Cuylerville, New York

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]

For the village in South Africa, see Cuylerville, Eastern Cape.
Cuylerville, New York
Census-designated place
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 77°52′15″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyLivingston County
TownLeicester
Area
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total0.421 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Land0.421 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation571 ft (174 m)
Population
 • Total297
 • Density705/sq mi (272/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code[4]
14481
Area code585
FIPS code[2][5]36-19510
GNIS feature ID[5]947974

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 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

Cuylerville is in western Livingston County, in the eastern part of the town of Leicester. U.S. Route 20A and New York State Route 39 pass through the community together as Cuylerville Road, leading west 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to Leicester village and east 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Geneseo, the Livingston county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Cuylerville CDP has an area of 0.42 square miles (1.09 km2), all of it recorded as land.[10] The hamlet sits at the western edge of the valley of the Genesee River.

References
  1. "Cuylerville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  2. "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. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Cuylerville CDP, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  4. "Post Offices By County: Livingston County, New York". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  5. "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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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.
  10. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: New York". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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