Place:Solon, Cortland, New York, United States

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NameSolon
TypeTown
Coordinates42.583°N 76.017°W
Located inCortland, New York, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Cincinnatus Cemetery ( - 1804 )
Taylor Rural Cemetery ( - 1849 )
Inhabited place
Cincinnatus ( - 1804 )
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Solon is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The town had a total population of 1,079 as of the 2010 census. The name of the town comes from the Greek lawmaker Solon.

The town is in the center of the county, east of the city of Cortland.

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History

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The region was part of the Central New York Military Tract used to pay soldiers of the American Revolution. Solon was first settled in 1794.

The town was created from part of the town of Homer in 1798, before the formation of Cortland County. Solon lost territory to the towns of Truxton (1811) and Taylor (1849).

The population of the town reached a peak of 2,311 in 1840. By 1865, the population had dropped to 995.

The Hatheway Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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  • Outstanding guide to Solon 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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