Place:Riga, Monroe, New York, United States

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NameRiga
TypeTown
Coordinates43.067°N 77.883°W
Located inMonroe, New York, United States
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Riga is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 5,590 at the 2010 census.

The Town of Riga is southwest of the city of Rochester on the western border of the county. Locally, the town's name is pronounced RYE-ga, instead of REE-ga like the capital of Latvia.

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In the 18th century, the lands of present-day Riga were part of the "Mill Seat Tract" deeded by Native Americans to Phelps and Gorham. Soon thereafter, Robert Morris of Philadelphia acquired the land and sold it to the estate of Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet in England.

The Riga area was originally part of Ontario County, set up by the State Legislature in 1789. It later became part of Genesee County. The first organized town between the Genesee River and Lake Erie was Northampton. In 1802, Northampton was divided into Leicester, Batavia, Southampton, Northampton, and East and West Pulteney - after Sir William Pulteney. In 1808 East and West Pulteney became East and West Riga, and in 1809 the Town of Riga was formed.

The Riga Academy was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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  • Outstanding guide to Riga 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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