Place:West Union, Steuben, New York, United States

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NameWest Union
TypeTown
Coordinates42.083°N 77.717°W
Located inSteuben, New York, United States     (1845 - )
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West Union is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 343 as of the 2020 decennial census.

The Town of West Union is in the southwest corner of the county and south of the city of Hornell, New York.

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Geography

  • Northern Border = Town of Greenwood
  • Southern Border = Potter County, Pennsylvania
  • Eastern Border = Town of Troupsburg
  • Western Border = Town of Independence, Allegany County
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Historical Maps

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Hamlets

  • Barney Mills
  • McGraws
  • Rexville
  • Located along Bennetts Creek at the junction of State Route 248 and the Rexville-Troupsburg Road.
  • Named in honor of Daniel and Charles Rexford who built a sawmill on the site in 1849.
  • West Union
  • Wileyville
  • Named in honor of John Wiley who settled on the site in approximately 1849.
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History

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West Union was formed from part of the Town of Greenwood in 1845. Originally the names "Green" and "Union" were proposed for the town, but both names were deemed unsuitable due to other towns in the state using those names, in, respectively, Chenango County and Broome County.

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Newspaper Archives

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Historical Records

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Early Settlers

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Irish Origins of Early Settlers

Catholic Parish Registers for all of Ireland are online for free at the National Library of Ireland.

Select Parishes of Northeast County Antrim, (now Northern) Ireland:

  • Armoy
  • Ballintoy: Partially formed from Armoy.
  • Culfeightrin
  • Cushendun: Formed from Culfeightrin; includes regional population center and port of Cushendun.
  • Ramoan: Includes regional population center and port of Ballycastle.

Notes

  • Roman Catholic parishes may share names with civil parishes but the boundaries may not be the same.
  • 2,509 civil parishes are subdivided into 66,119 Townlands (average size is ~350 acres).
  • For free access to detailed information, including links to historical records and maps, visit Irish Townlands.
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Census Records

For more information on federal and state census records for New York, including free access to some online records, please visit the following:

Note that state census records for Steuben County are also available for the following years and may reveal information not found elsewhere:

  • 1855: Includes NYS county of birth (if applicable) and length of residence in town.
  • 1865: Includes NYS county of birth (if applicable); number of times married; number of children born to mother.
  • 1875: In West Union, married women were enumerated by their maiden surnames!
  • 1892
  • 1905
  • 1915
  • 1925
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Churches

  • St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
  • Successor to "Old Catholic Church" in the adjacent Town of Greenwood--only its cemetery remains.
  • Three churches have been located on the same site on Church Street (Rexville-Troupsburg Road) in the hamlet of Rexville. The first and second churches were both destroyed by fire.
  • Former rectory is now a private residence located next to the church.
  • St. Mary's is now part of a clustered parish, Our Lady of the Valley, which also encompasses the Roman Catholic parishes of Canisteo and Hornell.
  • The following records are available for the congregation of St. Mary's: Baptisms 1848-1910; Confirmations; Marriages 1848-1910; and Deaths 1834-1910 (Family Search DGS 7857669).
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Cemeteries

Photographs and locations are included in the following external links:

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