Place:Catlin, Chemung, New York, United States

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NameCatlin
Alt namesTompkins Cornerssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeTown
Coordinates42.2°N 76.883°W
Located inChemung, New York, United States
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Catlin is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 2,618 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Phineas Catlin, a surveyor and public official.

The Town of Catlin is in the northwest corner of the county and is northwest of Elmira. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area'.

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The town was first settled around 1816. The Town of Catlin was organized in 1823 from the Town of Catharine. The Town of Dix was formed from the north part of Catlin in 1835 (Both Catharine and Dix are now in Schuyler County).

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  • Outstanding guide to Catlin family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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