West Bloomfield, New York
| West Bloomfield, New York | |
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 West Bloomfield, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°54′43″N 77°31′32″W / 42.91194°N 77.52556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Ontario |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Todd Campbell |
| • Town Council | Robert DeSanctis, Sue Linder, Bill Travis, Scott Harman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.6 sq mi (66.2 km2) |
| • Land | 25.5 sq mi (66.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 965 ft (294 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,446 |
| • Density | 99/sq mi (38/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14585 & 14475 |
| Area code(s) | 585 |
| FIPS code | 36-79356 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979618 |
West Bloomfield is a town in Ontario County, New York, USA. The population was 2,466 at the 2010 census.
The Town of West Bloomfield is on the county's western border and sits parallel to the Town of East Bloomfield, both of which lay south of the City of Rochester.
The town is within the historic homeland of the Seneca Nation, and tradition holds that three of the tribe's villages were located in the town. As such, during the spring season when much of the towns farmland is being plowed, it is not uncommon to find arrowheads and other artifacts.The first Europeans to visit the area were members of the Jesuits in the 17th Century during their westward quests.
Settlement began around 1789 and the Town of West Bloomfield was officially established in 1833 from part of the Town of Bloomfield.
The West Bloomfield Congregational Church was founded in 1799. The Congregation would meet on top of a hill that would later (in 1806, current building erected in 1875) be home to the actual church building.
The town was home to the Batavia Branch Rail Line, or "Peanut Line", of the New York Central Railroad, which brought much prosperity and business to the town for almost a century. Built in 1853, it was a spur line between the rail hubs of Batavia and Canandaigua with stops in both the town itself and its hamlet of Ionia, there was also a trestle constructed on the eastern side of the town that spans the gap now occupied by NY-64 just before entering the Town of East Bloomfield. The line provided daily freight and passenger service, with connections to larger stations, and served as an integral part of the towns development. Service was discontinued in 1939, as ridership had fallen due to the usage of the automobile, and the railroad (experiencing its own financial troubles) was not making enough on freight to justify the cost.
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