Portville Town

Portville Town Hall is located at 1102 Olean-Portville Road, Portville NY 14770; phone: 716-933-6658.

Beginnings [1]

The 26th town organized in the county, was erected from Olean, April 27, 1837. In 1855 it contained 1,164 inhabitnts with 276 native and 21 naturalized voters; it had 302 cows from which were made 27,953 pounds of butter and 2,845 pounds of cheese; it contained 23,106 acres of land. Post offices were located in Portville and Haskell Flats.

1. John Manley, compiler, Agrucultural and Horticultural Society secretary, Cattaraugus County, Hosford and Company Printers, published by John Manley, Little Valley NY, 1857.