Place:Erin, Chemung, New York, United States

Watchers


NameErin
TypeTown
Coordinates42.183°N 76.667°W
Located inChemung, New York, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Erin is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 1,962 at the 2010 census. The town was named by early settlers from Ireland.

The town is east of Elmira and is along the county's northern border. It is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

The area that would become the town was first settled before 1816. The town of Erin was formed in 1822 from the town of Chemung.

The Scotchtown Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

The Erin Volunteer Fire Department was founded on May 5, 1955. Land donated by the late Merton Schanbacker was used to build the first fire station. Later in 1998 the current fire station was built adjacent to the original fire station. The current fire department operates with roughly 25 all volunteer members and 6 well equipped apparatus which include an EMS ambulance (882), a rescue truck (881), an Engine (831), a Tanker (861), a brush truck (871) and a UTV (872).

Research Tips

External Links

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


This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Erin, New York. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.