History

Town Historian - Donna LaValle

Hornellsville is a town located in Steuben County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,042.

The Town of Hornellsville is at the west border of the county. Town of Hornellsville township is situated near the centre of the western boundary of the county and is bounded on the north by Dansville and Fremont, on the east by Howard and Canisteo, on the south by Hartsville, and on the west by Allegany County.

The original purchase of Hornellsville, which was formerly a part of  Canisteo, was, no doubt, made upon the recommendations and report of Richard  Crosby, Solomon Bennett, Capt. John Jamison and Uriah Stephens, who explored  this section in 1788.

The town was first settled around 1790. The Town of Hornellsville was formed  from part of the Town of Canisteo in 1820.

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