Middlesex, New York
| Middlesex, New York | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Location in Yates County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 42°43′7″N 77°16′38″W / 42.71861°N 77.27722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Yates |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.10 sq mi (88.33 km2) |
| • Land | 30.88 sq mi (79.97 km2) |
| • Water | 3.23 sq mi (8.36 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,132 ft (345 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,495 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,469 |
| • Density | 47.58/sq mi (18.37/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14507 |
| Area code(s) | 585 |
| FIPS code | 36-47020 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979215 |
Middlesex is a town in Yates County, New York, USA. The population was 1,495 at the 2010 census. The name originates from a historic region of the UK.
The Town of Middlesex is on the northwest corner of the county and is south of Canandaigua, New York.
A legend of the Seneca tribe states that they originated in a village called Nundawao, near the south end of Canandaigua Lake, at South Hill. Right next to South Hill stands the 865-foot-high Bare Hill, known to the Senecas as Genundowa. Bare Hill is part of the Bare Hill Unique Area, which began to be acquired by the state in 1989. Bare Hill had been the site of a Seneca or pre-Seneca fort; first written reference to this fort was made in 1825 by David Cusick in his history of the Seneca Indians.
The traces of an ancient fort, covering about an acre, and surrounded by a ditch, and formerly by a formidable wall, are still to be seen on top of Bare Hill. They indicate defenses raised by Indian hands, or more probably belong to the labors of a race that preceded the Indian occupation. The wall is now about tumbled down, the stones seem somewhat scattered, and the ground is overgrown with brush.
In the early 1920s, the material that made up the Bare Hill fort was used by the Town of Middlesex highway department for road fill.
The first settlers arrived around 1789. The town was formed in 1796 while still part of Ontario County, New York. The town was known as "Augusta" until 1808, when the name was changed to "Middlesex" to avoid confusion with another location named Augusta. When Yates County was formed in 1823, Middlesex became part of the new county.
The Town of Potter was formed from part of Middlesex in 1832, and more of Middlesex was added to Potter in 1856.
The Bates Cobblestone Farmhouse, John Carr House, Asahel Green Farm, Middlesex Center Methodist Church, Overackers Corners Schoolhouse, and Vine Valley Methodist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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