Town of Nunda - 1808

Livingston County, New York

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French's Gazetteer of New York State, 1860

NUNDA---was formed from Angelica, (Allegany co.,) March 11, 1808. Portage was taken off in 1827. It lies on the S. border of the co., W. of the center. Its surface is hilly, the highest summit, near the center, being about 1,200 feet above the canal at Nunda Village. The principal stream is Coshaqua Creek, which flows through the N.W. part. The soil is sandy loam, intermixed with gravel and clay. On Lot 53, stone is quarried for building purposes. A small spring

on the same lot emits gas. Nunda,(p.v.,) in the W. part, on the G.V. Canal, was incorp. April 26, 1839. It contains 6 churches, the Nunda Literary Institute, a gristmill, saw mill, furnace, machine shop, and tannery. Pop. 1,125. Nunda Station,(p.v.,) on the B & N.Y.C.R.R., in the S.W. part, contains about 20 houses; Coopersville, in the N. part, a gristmill and about 20 houses. East Hill, in the S.E.part is a p.o. The first settlement was commenced near the village, by Phineas Bates and Beela Elderkin, in 1806. The first church (Bap.) was formed in 1819; Elder Samuel Messenger was the first preacher.

Cemeteries

NAME	EST.	LOCATION	SIZE +/-
Chatauqua Hollow	----	Route 70, about 2 miles east of Dalton.	----
Coopersville	----	north of Nunda village, on Cheek Road(Co.15).	----
Dalton	----	Church Street in Dalton, southwest corner of town	----
Oakwood	----	in village of Nunda, on West St., between Second and Fourth St.	----
Union	----	south of Dalton, on Birdall Road.	----
Seagers	----	center of town, off Rte 436, on Telegraph Road.	----

Resources

TOWN CLERK : Roberta Smith, 9364 South Church Street, Nunda, NY 14517
TOWN HISTORIAN : Sandy Hall, 15 Church St., Nunda, NY 14517
LIBRARY: Bell Memorial Library, 16 East Street, Nunda,NY

BOOKS

Doty, Lockwood R., A History of Livingston County, New York, Geneseo,NY, E.E. Doty, 1876.
Doty, Lockwood R., History of the Genesee Country, Chicago, S.J. Clark Publishing Co., 1925.
Hand, Henry Wells, Centennial History of the Town of Nunda, 1808 - 1908 , reprinted in cooperation with the Office of Historian, Town of Nunda, Livingston County, New York. Contact: Patricia A. Harter or Loretta M. Wilkening
Smith, James H., History of Livingston County, New York, Syracuse,NY, D.Mason & Co., 1881.

CHURCHES:

Holy Angles Catholic Church, Church Street, Nunda, NY 14517 (585) 468-3450
Nunda United Methodist Church, 30 East Street, Nunda, (585) 468-3456
Oakland Wesleyan Church, 1519 Portage Road, Nunda, (585) 468-2389
Portageville Community Baptist Church, 6668 Pike Rd., Nunda, (585) 468-5039
Trinity Church of Nunda, 25 East Street, Nunda, (585) 468-2680

FOOTNOTES

[Nunda Literary Institute] Opened in 1844. The building was burned in June 1859. (back)

[in 1806] Among the other early settlers were David Corey and brothers, Peleg and Reuben Sweet, Abner Tuttle, Gideon Powell, Wm P. Wilcox, John H. TOwnser, and James Paine. The first inn was kept at the village, by Alanson Hubbell, in 1820, and the first store by Wm. P. Wilcox, near the center. Willoughby Lovell built the first sawmill, in 1818, and Samuel Swain and Lindsey Joslyn the first gristmill, in 1828. (back)

[the first preacher] There are 7 churches in town; Bap. F.W.Bap., Presb., M.E., Prot.E., Univ., and R.C. (back)

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