Cuylerville, New York

Cuylerville is a hamlet in the Town of Leicester, in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 297 at the 2010 census, which lists the community as a census-designated place.[6]

Cuylerville, New York
The hamlet of Cuylerville as seen from the site of the former Pennsylvania Railroad station
The hamlet of Cuylerville as seen from the site of the former Pennsylvania Railroad station
Cuylerville is located in New York
Cuylerville
Cuylerville
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°46′37″N 77°52′15″W / 42.77694°N 77.87083°W / 42.77694; -77.87083[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyLivingston County
TownLeicester
Area
 • Total0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Land0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation571 ft (174 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total268
 • Density636.58/sq mi (245.54/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code[3]
14481
Area code585
FIPS code[4][5]36-19510
GNIS feature ID[5]947974

History

The community was named for W. T. Cuyler, an early settler.[7] The hamlet is located on the site of Little Beard's Town, a large Seneca village destroyed in the Sullivan Campaign. Mary Jemison, known as "the White Woman of the Genesee", lived here.[8] The National Hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[9] Located near Cuylerville is the Boyd & Parker Park and Groveland Ambuscade, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[10]

Geography

Cuylerville is in western Livingston County, in the eastern part of the town of Leicester. U.S. Route 20A and New York State Route 39 pass through the community together as Cuylerville Road, leading west 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to Leicester village and east 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Geneseo, the Livingston county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Cuylerville CDP has an area of 0.42 square miles (1.09 km2), all land.[11] The hamlet sits at the western edge of the valley of the Genesee River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020268
U.S. Decennial Census[12]

References