Cuylerville, New York Explained

Cuylerville, New York should not be confused with Cuyler, New York.

Cuylerville, New York
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New York inset
Pushpin Label:Cuylerville
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of New York
Coordinates:42.7769°N -77.8708°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New York
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Livingston County
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Leicester
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.42
Area Land Sq Mi:0.42
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:571
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:268
Population Density Sq Mi:636.58
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code:14481
Postal Code Type:ZIP code[2]
Area Code:585
Area Code Type:Area code
Blank Name:FIPS code[3] [4]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Area Total Km2:1.09
Area Land Km2:1.09
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population Density Km2:245.54

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.[5]

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. Located near Cuylerville is the Boyd & Parker Park and Groveland Ambuscade, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[8]

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 to Leicester village and east to Geneseo, the Livingston county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Cuylerville CDP has an area of 1.09sqkm, all land.[9] The hamlet sits at the western edge of the valley of the Genesee River.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Post Offices By County: Livingston County, New York . . January 13, 2013 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084459/http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm?PostOfficeCounty=Livingston&stat_state_name=NEW%20YORK . dead .
  3. Web site: 2010 Census Gazetteer Files: Places (2010): New York . https://archive.today/20130217141823/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/2010_place_list_36.txt . February 17, 2013 . . . January 13, 2013 .
  4. Web site: FIPS55 Data: New York . . February 23, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061019210044/http://geonames.usgs.gov/fips55/NYfips55_delim.txt . October 19, 2006 .
  5. Web site: Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Cuylerville CDP, New York. U.S. Census Bureau. data.census.gov. June 17, 2020.
  6. Book: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off. . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 98.
  7. Book: Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 . Marquis Who's Who . Chicago . 1963.
  8. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2009-11-20. WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 11/09/09 THROUGH 11/13/09. National Park Service.
  9. Web site: U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: New York. U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. June 17, 2020.

External links