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LeRoy

GENESEE COUNTY, NEW YORK




LeRoy in the early 1900's, Oatka Creek falls in the center of town. - Thank You Neal Smith!







VILLAGES / AREAS:
LeRoy was formed from Caledonia (Livingston Co.). It's orginal name was Bellona. In 1813 it was changed to LeRoy.

Village of LeRoy

Lime Rock, Fort Hill, North LeRoy







PHOTO - Oatka Creek looking north- the building with all the windows is S.C. Wells Co./ Shiloh's Family Remedies and the First Baptist Church in the back--Thanks Neal!

For more LeRoy Photos - GO HERE !!!

BUTTERMILK FALLS[ the one in LeRoy!]

EARLY AMERICAN INNS AND TAVERNS in LeRoy - John Ganson






ORGANIZATIONS / PEOPLE:

LeRoy Historical Society
23 East Main Street
LeRoy, New York 14036
Mon through Fri, 10am to 4pm all year long .
Also by Appointment - (585)343-6699

Town of LeRoy Historian:
Irene Walters - IRWALTRS@CS.com
9306 Summit Street Road
LeRoy, NY 14482-8904
(585) 768-8376

Allan Starkweather, Co-Historian
66 W. Main Street / Lot 38, Corfu, NY 14036
585/599-4195

Village of LeRoy Historian:
Lynne Belluscio - lynneJB@aol.com
23 E. Main Street
LeRoy, NY 14482-1209
(585) 768-7433

Town Clerk, 3 W. Main St. , LeRoy, NY 14482 - 585-768-6910

Village Clerk, 3 W. Main St., LeRoy, MY 14482 - 585-768-2527

Woodward Memorial Library, Wolcott, LeRoy - 768-8300



Check the Archives and Genealogy pages for more info

CEMETERIES:

Village of LeRoy:

Lent Family Vault, W. Main St, before railroad underpass - abandoned - first burial: 1813, last: 1920

Machpelah Cemetery, 71 North St., LeRoy- west side beyond RR - Incorporated and active - first burial : 1810

Myrtle Street Cemetery, south of Main Street - abandoned, first burial: 1811, last; 1948

Old St. marks Episcopal Cemetery, corner of Church and St. Marks - first burial: 1826, last:1893

St. Francis Cemetery, south side of Exchage St., active, Catholic Cemetery, first burial: 1852 - Contact: Katherine Stone, (585) 768-7459

Town of LeRoy:

Asbury Road Cemetery (Van Allen Cemetery), Asbury Rd., 3 miles south of RT. 5 - abandoned, first burial: 1814, last: 1922

Buell Cemetery (Lime Rock Cemetery, Pioneer Cemetery), East main Road, two miles east of Village - abandoned, first burial: 1801, last 1923

Early Indian Burials - top of Ft. Hill, noth of village near Rt. 19, east side near site of old fort, about 1 mile north of village - abandoned - no records

Ft. Hill Cemetery, North of Ft. Hill on east sidee of Parmalee Road, on hillside back of John Parmelee home, about 2 miles noth of village off Rt. 19 - abandoned, first burial: 1813, last: 1913

Jug City Cemetery (Southbridge Cemetery, Tufts Mills Cemetery, Tomlinsons Mill Cemetery), two miles southwest of village, west side of LeRoy - E. Bethany Rd. near Cole Rd.- abandoned, first burial: 1824 last: 1927

Langworthy Cemetery (Keeney Road Cemetery), Keeney Rd., easst side, two miles north of village on Rt. 5, just before Randall Rd. - abandoned

Lathan Farm, 8582 North St. Rd. on Calvin Lanthan farm, one mile north of village, west side of road , on knoll back of barn - first burial: 1994

Thwing Cemetery, Thwing Rd., east of Warner Rd., two miles north of Rt. 5 - abandoned

Verney Farm, south side of Randall Road (7114 Randall Road), first burial: 1970








CHURCHES:

Second Baptist, 73 Myrtle, LeRoy - 768-6214

St. Mark's Episcopal, Main St., LeRoy - 768-7200

St. Joseph's, 27 Lake, LRoy - 768-6600

United Methodist, Trigon Pk., LeRoy - 768-8980



FIRST SETTLERS:







BOOKS:

1.LeRoy History section of The Gazetteer and Business Directory of Genesee County, N.Y. for 1869-70; Compiled and published by Hamilton Child, Syracuse, NY, 1869.

2. CATALOGUE AND CIRCULAR of the LeRoy FEMALE SEMINARY -APRIL 1840-1





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