Geography of Chenango County, New York - Populated Places in Chenango County, New York, Coventry, New York, Smithville, New York, Plymouth (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Populated places in Chenango County, New York, Coventry, New York, Smithville, New York, Plymouth, New York, Lincklaen, New York, Pharsalia, New York, North Norwich, New York, Preston, New York, German, New York, Otselic, New York, McDonough, New York, Pitcher, New York, Guilford, New York, Earlville, New York, Columbus, New York, Sherburne, New York, Greene, New York, Oxford, New York, Afton, New York, Bainbridge, New York, New Berlin, New York, Smyrna, New York, Tioughnioga River, Holmesville, New York, Chenango River, Rockdale, New York, Mount Upton, New York. Excerpt: Sherburne is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. United States. The population was 3,979 at the 2000 census. The town contains two villages: one also named Sherburne and the other named Earlville. The town is at the north border of Chenango County. The town of Sherburne, which was a part of the Valley of the Chenango, were originally inhabited by the Oneida Native American tribe, until the late 1780s when the State of New York purchased the land from them. These parcels were later sold at auction in New York City. The settlement of Sherburne occurred around 1792 near the present day Sherburne village. The town was named after the tune "Sherburne" which was written by Daniel Read in 1783. The early inhabitants had a habit of frequently singing the tune of Sherburne, which was a great favorite with them. Most of the earliest inhabitants and settlers of Sherburne were originally from the town of Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Sometime around 1785 or 1786, which was two years after the Treaty of Paris and Treaties of Versailles were signed on September 3, 1783 ending the American Revolutionary War, the future Proprietors and Pioneers of Sherburne, New York left Kent, Connecticut and emigrated to Duanesburgh, Schenectady County, N...