Wellsville
Wellsville was formed from Alfred and Amity on Nov. 21, 1856. It is an interior town, lying south east of the center of the county.
The first settlements were made in the valley of the Genesee about 1800. The first child born was Rachel DYKE in 1805. The first death was Thomas Brink in 1807. The first school was taught near the east line by Ithamer Brookings in 1814. Nathaniel Dyke built the first grist and saw mill in 1803 on Dyke Creek near the east line. [Source: J.H.French, Gazetteer of State of New York, 1860]
Cities, Villages and Hamlets
| Town Clerk | Available Records |
|---|---|
| Sylvia LaChance 156 North Main St. Wellsville, NY 14895 716-593-1780 | Town clerk has vital records beginning 1887 and Civil War Records which contain the names of soldiers from Wellsville with vital statistics, including parents' names. The office will respond to phone calls and do look-ups for genealogical purposes. |
| Village Clerk | |
| Janice Givens 716-593-1121 | |
| Town Historian | |
| Diane Converso Wellsville Town Historian 173 East State Street Wellsville, NY 14895 |
Churches
- First Seventh-day Baptist Church
- Seventy-day Advent Church
- St. John's Episcopal Church - Vol. 1 & Vol. 2
- First Baptist Church of Wellsville
- Presbyterian
- First Congreational
- Methodist Episcopal Church
- Rishofflichen Methodist Church
| Historical Societies, Museums and Libraries | |
|---|---|
| David Howell Library Main St. Wellsville, NY |
 Dyke Street Museum118 East Dyke Street Wellsville, NY 14895 Phone: 716 593-1404 716 593-3969 |
Cemeteries
- Sacred Heart Cemetery - code #26-1; Wellsville Village
- Woodlawn Cemetery - code #26-2; Wellsville Village; Association has records
- Elm Vlley Cemetery - code #26-3; Jericho Hill Road
- Schrader Hill Cemetery - code #26-4; Schrader Hill Road
- Schrader HIll - code #26-5; Schrader HIll Road
- Voorhees Hill Cemetery - code #26-6; Voorhees Hill Road
- Trapping Brook Cemetery - code #26-7; Trapping Brook Road
- Johnson Cemetery - code #26-8; Wellsville Village
- Sherwood Cemetery
*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
| Newspapers |
|---|
| Wellsville Daily Reporter 159 North Main St. Wellsville, NY Telephone 716-593-5300 Fax 593-5303 |
Wellsville Citizens with WebPages
References
- Gazetteer and Business Directory of Allegany County, N.Y. for 1875., compiled and pubished by Hamilton Child, Syracuse: 1875, Wellsville
- The Centennial Book, Wellsville, N.Y., Wellsville Centennial Committee, 1957; also University Microfilms International
- The Wellsville Story, Pioneers Days, 1807-1850, by Hazel M. Shear, Wellsville, NY, 1957; also University Microfilms International
- Steuben County, New York Cemetery Records, note: includes Wellsville; available at FHCs
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