TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA
A detailed 1864 town MAP showing residents. (409K file)
An 1864 map of The Village of Philadelphia
1918 TOWN OF PHILADELPHIA FARM MAP
A list of POSTMASTERS in the town in existing and discontinued postoffices.
Town of Philadelphia 1890 Census of Civil War Veterans
Civil War Soldiers Buried in the Town of Philadelphia
Misc. Marriages, Town of Philadelphia
NORTHERN NEW YORK BUSINESS DIRECTORY 1867-68
PHILADELPHIA
Family sketches from CHILD'S GAZETTEER for the town of Philadelphia.
Child's Business Directory for the Town of Philadelphia.
Haddock Family Sketches--Town of Philadelphia
Bartlett's Cemetery Inscriptions for the Town of Phildelphia.
Vital Records 1847-1849 for the Town of Phildelphia.
| OFFICE | CONTACT | PHONE | ADDRESS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town & Village Historian | GWEN ACHESON | 642-5502 | 5 Aldrich St; PO Box 46, Philadelphia 13673 |
| Town Clerk | MARY DIMOCK | 642-3421 | 33019 US Rt 11; PO Box 297; Philadelphia 13673 |
| Village Clerk | SANDRA A. INGERSON | 642-3452 | Village Office, PO Box 70, Philadelphia 13673 |
| Bodman Memorial Library | BARBARA DINGLE | 642-3323 | 8 Aldrich St; Philadelphia 13673 |
Bodman Memorial Library
Four Rivers Historical Society
P.O. Box 504Carthage, NY 13619
(315)773-5133
Organized in 1977, this society averages over 600 members, and has microfilmed the Carthage Republican newspaper. The microfilm is deposited in the Carthage Library. They have published books. Their holdings include a working chapel, and a one room school. Carthage lies on the border of Lewis County, so that the society covers part of Lewis as well as the western townships of Jefferson County. The society collects material from three central school districts, the Copenhagen Central, Carthage Central, and Indian River school districts. This area includes parts of the townships of Theresa, Philadelphia, Antwerp, Le Ray, Wilna, and Champion. Their 21 directors represent the various communities within this area.
History of the Town of Philadelphia linked from Shirley Farone's Home Page taken from CHILD'S GAZETTEER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY by HAMILTON CHILDS, published in 1890, transcribed by Shirley Farone. History of the Town of Philadelphia from "RAY'S PLACE" transcribed from OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE by EDGAR C. EMERSON, 1898 History of the Town of Philadelphia, taken fromA HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK by FRANKLIN B. HOUGH, A. M., M.D. linked from Shirley Farone's Home Page
Town History
The southeastern borders of Philadelphia include a portion of the Fort Drum Military reservation. Completely rectangular, Philadelphia is surrounded by the Towns of Antwerp on the northeast, Wilna on the southeast, Le Ray on the southwest, and Theresa on the northwest. The military reservation crosses township lines to include half of Antwerp, portions of Philadelphia and Le Ray, and most of Wilna, as well as lands in St Lawrence County.
Settlement began slowly, with the first settler arriving about 1804. During the first decade, when the part of the area was owned by a group of Pennsylvania Quakers, only a few families a year trickled into the land now occupied by the Town of Philadelphia. Legal controversies stifled early settlement. The three townships of Alexandria, Orleans and Philadelphia were all created in 1821.
Settlements include the principal village of Philadelphia, Sterlingville in the southern part of the town, now swallowed up by the military reservation, and Pogeland, a hamlet long gone. Because of the early owners, the town had at one time a strong Quaker flavor.
From the 1864 Jefferson County Atlas: a summary of statistics for Philadelphia
ACRES OF LAND
Improved 16,093
Unimproved 5,747
VALUATION
Real Estate 389,394
Personal Property 66,700
Total 456,094
POPULATION
Males 949
Females 896
Number of Dwellings 320
Number of Families 360
Freeholders 267
SCHOOLS
Number of Districts 10
Children Taught 611
LIVE STOCK
Horses 564
Working Oxen and Calves 848
Cows 1,729
Sheep 1,181
Swine 534
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Bushels of Grain
Winter 218 1/2
Spring 50,541
Tons of Hay 2,994
Bushels of Potatoes 5,762
Bushels of Apples 83
Dairy Products
Pounds of Butter 152,784
Pounds of Cheese 90,790
YARDS OF DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE 691
Names of the Early Settlers |
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| ALLEN, WILLIAM BAKER, STEPHEN BOLTON, JOSEPH BONES, JAMES BONES, THOMAS BONES, WILLIAM BUCKLIN, ALDEN CHILD, AARON CHILD, CADWALLADER CLARK, GARDNER COFFEEN, DANIEL COMFORT, ROBERT COMSTOCK, ANNA COOLIDGE, ALFRED COON, Florello COOPER, ALLEN COOPER, JAMES COXE, THOMAS DODGE, CYRUS EDWARDS, JOHN FOSTER, ANDREW |
FOSTER, WARREN FREY, SAMUEL C. GILBERT, BENJAMIN GILBERT, THOMAS HAMBLIN, HARVEY HINMAN, HIRAM HOFFMAN, PLATT HOLDEN, DAVID HOWLAND, NEHEMIAH INGLEHART JACKMAN, BENJAMIN LINCOLN, GEORGE WASHINGTON MERRICK, JASON MOSHER, DAVID MOSHER, DUTY MOSHER, JONATHAN MOSHER, THOMAS MOTT, Benjamin MOTT, William PADDOCK, Wilson J. PETTY, JOHN ROBERTS, DANIEL ROBERTS, DANIEL ROBERTS, ELIAS |
ROBERTS, ELIZABETH ROBERTS, GRACE ROBERTS, HUGH ROBERTS, STEPHEN ROGERS, SAMUEL SHATTUCK, AI SHURTLEFF, ABIEL STERLING, Daniel STERLING, James STRICKLAND, JOHN Jr STRICKLAND, JOHN Sr STRICKLAND, MAHLON TAYLOR, JOHN R. TOWNSEND, JOHN TOWNSEND, THOMAS TUCKER, EDMUND WALTON, JOSIAH WALTON, SILAS WHITING, JOHN WHITNEY, Erastus YORK, WILLIAM |
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