Wales, NY
N 42° 42.716 W 078° 34.742
17T E 698253 N 4731668
Wales
Waymark Code: WM38H4
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2008
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Wales, NY is a small town in Western New York. Wales is one of the earliest of the towns of Erie County. It was formed from Willink by State Law on April 15, 1818, while Erie County was still a part of Niagara County. As time went on, this huge town was divided into several smaller townships until Willink was left with only approximately 100 square miles. This now comprises the towns of Wales, Aurora, and Holland.
In 1818, one of the towns so separated was our own Town of Wales. The area, so named because its hills and green fields seemed to resemble the Wales of Britain, was an agricultural and dairying area.
Wales is situated in the eastern part of Erie County, with its boundaries being Aurora on the west, Holland on the south, and Marilla on the north. Originally, it also adjoined a part of the Buffalo Creek Indian Reservation. Like all Erie County towns, Wales was at one time a part of the huge Holland Land Company survey, being in township 9, range 5.
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