Unearthing Gorham's enduring legacy

This page is your gateway to the rich tapestry of historical records, books, and information that tell the story of Gorham, New York. As the Town of Gorham Historical Society, a non-profit dedicated to preserving our history while expanding into the future, we invite you to explore the foundations of our community.

¹Smith, Gilbert Tremain, Creating Local Government in Ontario County, New York 1789-1801, Office of the Ontario County Historian, Canandaigua, NY, 1999, pgs. 3 & 22.
² Ibid., pg. 4.
³ Ibid., Map 1.
⁴ Wood, Ralph V., Ontario County New York State 1800 Federal Population Census Schedule, Cambridge, MA, 1963, pg. TBD.
⁵ Smith, Map 2.
⁶ Wikipedia contributors. "Yates County, New York," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yates_County,_New_York&oldid=523029137 (accessed November 16, 2012).
⁷ Smith, pg. 33.
⁸ Ibid., pg. 2.
⁹ McIntosh, W. H., Ed., History of Ontario County, New York Everts, Ensign & Everts, Philadelphia, 1876, pg. 154.
¹⁰  Ontario County Genealogical Society, Ontario County Genealogical Resources, Canandaigua, NY, 2012, pg. TBD.
¹¹ McIntosh, W. H., pg. 152.
¹² Ibid., pg. 155.
¹³ Town of Gorham Historical Society, Binder 2A Cemeteries - Pioneer, Gorham, NY, pg. 292.
¹⁴ Kaiser, Louis W., A Checklist of the Post Offices of New York State to 1850, with the Names of the First Postmasters, Ithaca, New York, 1965, pgs. not numbered.
¹⁵ McIntosh, W. H., pg. 155.
¹⁶ Moody, Robert Elbridge, America’s First Rushville, Heart of the Lakes Publishing, Interlaken, NY, 1991, pg. 79.
¹⁷ Kay, John L. and Chester M. Smith, Jr., New York Postal History: The Post Offices and First Postmasters from 1775 to 1980, American Philatelic Society, State College, PA, 1982, pg. 222.
¹⁸ McIntosh, pg. 152.
¹⁹ Kay, pg. 225.
²⁰ Moody, pg. 47.
²¹ Ibid., pgs. 73-76.
²² TBD