Place:Mayville, Chautauqua, New York, United States

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NameMayville
TypeVillage
Coordinates42.251°N 79.5°W
Located inChautauqua, New York, United States
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Mayville is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 1,477 at the 2020 census,[1] 13.7% less than in the 2010 census. Mayville is in the town of Chautauqua and is the county seat of Chautauqua County. The village and town offices share a building on Main Street, directly across from the Chautauqua County courthouse.

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The first settlement in the county was at this location in 1804. The village was named in honor of Elizabeth Busti née May, wife of Paul Busti, General Agent of the Holland Land Company. The village of Mayville was incorporated in 1830. In 1836 local residents rioted against the Holland Land Company and broke into its office, destroying furniture and papers.

The Pennsylvania Railroad built a train station and pier on the shores of Chautauqua Lake at Mayville. This station was on a PRR route from Pittsburgh to Dunkirk to Buffalo route. The Mayville station, along with the Jamestown boat landing at the south end of the lake, was the main mode of transportation to the rest of the communities around Chautauqua Lake via the large fleet of steamboats operating before the interurban lines were constructed. The Chautauqua Traction Company served the communities on the western side of the lake; and the Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad was the interurban serving the east side of the lake. In modern times the steamboat Chautauqua Belle still operates out of Mayville, running between Point Chautauqua, Chautauqua Institution, and the vessel's home port in Mayville.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The Point Chautauqua Historic District was listed in 1996.[2]

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  • Outstanding guide to Mayville 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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Related Image Gallery - Holland Land Company Vault

Historical Marker - Holland Land Company Vault
Holland Land Company Vault, built abt 1835
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