Town of Yates - 1822
The Town of Yates was formed on April 17, 1822. It is located in the northwest corner of Orleans County on Lake Ontario. The Town Of Yates is 7-3/4 miles across from east to west and 5 miles across from north to south. The village of Lyndonville is located here as well as the hamlets Yates Center, Shadigee and Ashville which borders on the Town of Carlton line. Two of the earliest settlers were George Houseman & John Eaton.
Cemeteries
Census Records
1830 / 1850 / 1855 / 1865 / 1875 / 1880 / 1890 / 1892 / 1900 / 1915 / 1930
Town Clerk
Brenda B. Donald
Lyndonville, New York 14098
Phone: 585-765-9716
Fax: 585-765-2961
Email: bbd@rochester.rr.com
Hours: M - T - Th - F 9 - 12:30 & 1:30 - 4:30, Wed 9 - 12:30 & 7 - 9 pm
Vital Statistics records start in 1883
Town Historian
Scott Goetz
Lyndonville, NY 14098
Phone: 585-765-9716
Yates Community Library
Lyndonville, New York 14098
Phone # 585-765-9041
FAX # 585-765-9527
Dir: Jean Bogue
Email: jbogue@nioga.org
HOURS:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Library is closed Wednesday and Sunday
1906 - 1962 Lyndonville Enterprise Newspaper
Lynhaven Cemetery Records