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Alabama, New York

Alabama
Town
Country United States
State New York
County Genesee County
Elevation 663 ft (202.1 m)
Coordinates 43°05′47″N 78°23′27″W / 43.09639°N 78.39083°W / 43.09639; -78.39083Coordinates: 43°05′47″N 78°23′27″W / 43.09639°N 78.39083°W / 43.09639; -78.39083
Area 42.8 sq mi (110.9 km2)
 - land 42.5 sq mi (110 km2)
 - water 0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 0.47%
Population 1,869 (2010)
Incorporated 1826
Town Supervisor vacant
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 14003
Area code 585
Genesee County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Alabama highlighted.svg
Location within Genesee County and New York
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Location of New York in the United States

Alabama is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The town is in the northwest part of the county. New York State Route 63 and New York State Route 77 intersect in the town. The population was 1,869 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the state of Alabama.

French fur trader William Poudrit set up a trading post in what is now the Tonawanda Indian Reservation. A form of his name, "Poodry," is current among the Native Americans. The town was first settled around 1806 in West Alabama. The Town of Alabama was established in 1826 from a part of the Town of Pembroke and the Town of Shelby (Orleans County). The town was originally called the "Town of Gerrysville" after Vice-President Elbridge Gerry. In 1828 the town assumed its current name.

Some of the water from local sour springs, eight in total, was once bottled for medicinal use. A thirty-seven room hotel was erected on the property and named "Spring House". The building burned in 1914. The land is now part of the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.8 square miles (111 km2), of which, 42.5 square miles (110 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.49%) is water.

The Tonawanda Creek flows through south part of the town, and Oak Orchard Creek flows through the north part.

The north town line is the border of Orleans County and the west town line is the border of Erie County and Niagara County.


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