McGrawville, New York
McGrawville (also New Hudson) is a former hamlet in the town of New Hudson, Allegany County, New York, United States.[1]
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| Coordinates: 42°20′57″N 78°13′39″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Allegany |
| Elevation | 1,562 ft (476 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 585 |
| GNIS feature ID | 972780[1] |
History
The hamlet was named for one Mr. McGraw, a local landowner.[2] According to a local historian, the settlement grew as a village around a saw mill, and at one time included "a store, cheese factory, blacksmith shop, and ten or twelve dwellings" including tenement houses for workers on a stockraising farm, and a boarding house. It was the location of a U.S. Post Office for more than 50 years, from 1849 through about 1900.[3]
Notes
- "McGrawville, New York". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 194.
- Neva Gross, New Hudson Town Historian. "McGrawville". Rootsweb.
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