Millville (New York)

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Millville
Millville (New York)
Millville
Millville
Location in New York
Basic data
State : United States
State : new York
County : Orleans County
Coordinates : 43 ° 12 ′  N , 78 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 12 ′  N , 78 ° 19 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Height : 183 m
FIPS : 36-47471
GNIS ID : 957360

Millville is a hamlet in the Town of Shelby in Orleans County , New York in the United States .

geography

Millville is largely on New York State Route 31A , which runs west-east through the village, in the valley of Fish Creek , which receives two tributaries here.

history

The place was first settled in the mid-1810s and grew because three watercourses were available here, whose water could be used to operate mills. In the early days, when the area was not cleared , before the amount and regularity of the water had not been reduced, there were three sawmills , a flour mill and a lathe. In the 1870s there was a school, three churches, a grocery store, a housewares store, a tannery, a foundry, a wagon builder, an educational establishment, a post office, and about 30 houses. In 2007, Millville Cemetery, located south of the village, was added to the National Register of Historic Places .

supporting documents

  1. ^ Millville ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Robert T. Englert: Page no longer available , search in web archives: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Millville Cemetery@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.oprhp.state.ny.us ( English ) New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . January 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
  3. ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved March 13, 2009.