Town and Village of Andover
Origin
ANDOVER (1824): Andover is situated in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains amid the green hills of southeastern Allegany County. The first settlement of the Town of Andover was made in 1796 at Elm Valley, previously called Shoemaker's Corner, by Nathanial Dyke and Stephen Cole. It is the town line between Andover and Wellsville. First Called Bakers or Bakerstown in 1809, the Town of Andover was formed from Independence on January 28, 1824 and a portion of Wellsville was annexed in 1855. It has an area of 23,785 acres. The name of the town was first suggested by James Adams whose childhood home was in Andover, Vermont. He and his family moved from Vermont the same year this town was formed. As the first town meeting was also called in 1824, the name, Andover, apparently was adopted then.
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Maps
The map below is from the 2004 edition roadmaps published by the Allegany County Department of Public Works.
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External Links
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Additional Information
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE TOWN/VILLAGE OF ANDOVER RELATED ARTICLES
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ANDOVER PHOTO GALLERY
(The section of pictures labelled BSR were submitted by Barbara Strouse Rechenberg. They are images from Glass Negatives owned by Dorothy "Dot" Lever Strouse from the Lever Family. Little information about the content is known, help identify if you can.............. email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )
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CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 1850 ANDOVER CENSUS
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 1865 ANDOVER CENSUS
CLICK HERE TO VIEW INFORMATION ON ANDOVER SCHOOLS
CLICK HERE TO VIEW INFORMATION ON ANDOVER VETERANS
CLICK HERE TO VIEW INFORMATION ON ANDOVER CEMETERIES
CLICK HERE TO VIEW AN ARTICLE ON THE HISTORY OF ELM VALLEY
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ANDOVER FIRE DEPARTMENT PHOTO GALLERY
CLICK HERE TO VIEW AN ARTICLE & PHOTO GALLERY OF WHITEY GORSUCH
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE BIOGRAPHY OF PATRICK "PATSY" DOUGHERTY
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE BIOGRAPHY OF COMRADE WILLIAM MCDONOUGH
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE BIOGRAPHY OF CAPTAIN JOHN TRAVIS
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ARTICLES ON HORSE RACING IN ANDOVER
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