Andover
Andover was formed from Independence on Jan. 28, 1824. A part of Independence was re-annexed the same year. Part of Wellsville was added in 1855. Andover lies on the east border of the county, south of the center.
The first settlement was made in the spring of 1795, by Nathaniel Dyke, from Tioga Point, Pennsylvania, orignally from Connecticut. Stephen Cole settled on the lot adjoining Dyke's, in 1796. Benjamin Brookings and John T. Hyde, from Vermont, settled near the same place soon after. The first child born was Daniel Cole on Feb. 18, 1797. The first marriage was Isaac Dyke and Pamelia Gibson in 1802. &nbps;The first death was Zeriah, daughter of James Dyke on Jan. 21, 1798. Robert Reed taught the first school in 1820. Luther Strong built the first saw and grist mill in 1819. He dept the first inn in 1820. Asa S. Allen kept the first store in 1823. The first religious meeting was held at the house of Mr. Dyke, by Rev. Silas Hubbard in 1808. The first church (Congregational) was formed by Rev. Robert Hubbard on July 4, 1824.
Cities, Villages and Hamlets
Andover Village is located on Dyke's creek near the center of town. Alpheus Baker was the first settler in 1807.
Shoemaker's Corners
22 E. Greenwood St. Andover, NY 14806 Telphone: 607-478-8446 | Debra Padden PO Box 777 Andover, NY 14806 Telephone: 607-478-8446 |
Churches
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Cemeteries
- St. John's Cemetery - code #6-1; (Town 2, Range 7PE, lot 90), Lever Road
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery - code #6-2; (lot 90), Rte. 17)
- East Valley Cemetery - code #6-3; (lot 108) East Valley Road
- Eddy Cemetery - East Valley Road
- Boyd Cemetery - code #6-4; (lot 40), Barrett Hill Road
- Baker Cemetery - code #6-5; (lot 30), Baker Road
- Hann Cemetery - code #6-6; (lot 31), Hann Rd. near Rte. 17
- Austin - code #6-8; (lot 37), Pingry Road, (1 stone)
- Davis Hill Cemetery - code #6-9; (lot 100), Davis Hill Road
- Valley Brook Cemetery - code #6-10; (lot 55), Rte. 17
- Hillside Cemetery - code #6-11; (lot 80) Andover Village, A - G, H - Z
- Krusen-Hardy Cemetery - code #6-12; (lot 81) Andover Village
- James Bess Cemetery - code #6-13; Davis Hill Road
- Kemp Cemetery - code #6-14; Elm Valley Village
- Slocum Cemetery - code #6-15; Voorhees Hill Road
- Hardy Cemetery - code #6-16; Hardy HIll Road
- Dyke-Cole Cemetery - (Town 2, Range 1MR, lot 30), Elm Valley Road and N.Y. Rte. 19
*code #s refer to the Allegany County Cemetery Index card file at the Allegany County Historical Society and LDS Family History Library microfilm. See Western New York Genealogical Society Journal, Vol. II, No. 1
- Andover Central School - Class of 1960
Newspapers
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- Gazetteer and Business Directory of Allegany County, N.Y. for 1875., compiled and pubished by Hamilton Child, Syracuse: 1875, Andover
- Leonard Cemetery Inscriptions, Elm Valley, Allegany County, New York, copied by Daphne M. Brownell, 1974, Walter C. Hinkle Memorial Library, Alfred, NY; also FHCs
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