Sherburne (town), New York
| Sherburne, New York | |
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| Motto: "A Public Power Community" | |
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| Coordinates: 42°40′41″N 75°29′56″W / 42.67806°N 75.49889°WCoordinates: 42°40′41″N 75°29′56″W / 42.67806°N 75.49889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Chenango |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | William C. Craine (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 43.57 sq mi (112.86 km2) |
| • Land | 43.55 sq mi (112.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,055 ft (322 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,048 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 3,918 |
| • Density | 89.96/sq mi (34.73/km2) |
| ZIP code | 13460 |
| FIPS code | 36-017-66894 |
| Website | www |
Sherburne is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 4,048 at the 2010 census. The town contains two villages, one named Sherburne and the other named Earlville. The town is at the north border of Chenango County.
The area that became Sherburne, part of the Chenango River valley, was originally inhabited by the Oneida people, until the late 1780s when the state of New York purchased the land from them. These parcels were later sold at auction in New York City.
The settlement of Sherburne occurred around 1792 near the present-day Sherburne village. The town was named after the tune "Sherburne", written by Daniel Read in 1783. The early inhabitants had a habit of frequently singing the tune, which was a great favorite with them. Most of the earliest inhabitants and settlers of Sherburne were originally from the town of Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Sometime around 1785 or 1786, two years after the Treaty of Paris and Treaties of Versailles were signed on September 3, 1783, ending the American Revolutionary War, the future proprietors and pioneers of Sherburne left Kent and emigrated to Duanesburgh, Schenectady County, New York. After a few years there they had been unable to secure title to the lands on which they settled. It was at that point that they resolved to move again as a body to the Chenango Valley, which had just begun to open lands in the Twenty Townships.
In June 1791, Deacon and Judge Nathaniel Gray, Elisha Gray, Joel Hatch, Abram Raymond, Newcomb Raymond, and James Raymond visited these lands in the interest of the company as an exploring party, accompanied by Josiah Throop, chief of the corps who had surveyed the tract that and the preceding years. On their arrival they found that a family consisting of five men, one woman and some small children from Paris in Oneida County had squatted a few hours previously on Handsome Brook, and were occupying a bark cabin. There they found hospitable welcome through the night and in the morning were regaled by their hostess with new bread and beer, both her own making. This family remained but a short time, for they had left before the return of the exploring party.
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