Origin
GRANGER (1839): First named West Grove when formed from Grove in April 13, 1838. Later it was renamed Granger in the honor of Francis Granger of Canandaigua, Postmaster General of the U.S. on March 6, 1839. Also in the township is the hamlet of Short Tract, named after the early settler, William Short who purchased a large tract of land in the area.
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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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1869 Maps:
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External Links
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2019 Town Officials
| Supervisor | Tom Voss | 10363 County Road 15, Fillmore NY 14735 | 585-567-4522 |
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| Deputy Supervisor | Calvin Carmer | 10529 County Road 15, Fillmore NY 14735 | 585-567-8317 |
| Town Clerk | Deb White | 10305 County Road 15, Fillmore NY 14735 | 585-567-8605 |
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| Highway Superintendent | Kevin Slack | 10275 County Road 15, Fillmore NY 14735 | 585-567-8764 |
| Historian | To Be Announced | ||
| Code Enforcement | John Clouse | PO Box 336, Angelica NY 14709 | 585-466-7763 |
| Justice | Bridgette Tojek | 10240 County Road 15, Fillmore NY 14735 | 585-364-2575 |
| Dog Control Officer | Keith Hennard | 5518 Crotty Road, Fillmore NY 14753 | 585-689-1294 |
| Assessor | Duane Aylor | 10044 Old State Road, Dalton NY 14836 | 585-567-4767 |
| Attorney | David Brautigam | 9888 County Road 23, Houghton NY 147444 | 585-567-8911 |
| Councilman | Calvin Carmer | 10529 County Road 15, Fillmore NY 14735 | 585-567-8317 |
| Councilman | Ethan Duell | 5414 Sonnleitner Road, Hunt NY 14846 | 585-455-3092 |
| Councilman | Warren Smith Jr. | 4887 Gleasaon Road, Hunt NY 24846 | 585-610-3462 |
| Councilman | Joshua James | 10299 County Road 15, Fillmore NY 14735 | 585-567-2361 |
Additional Information
BIOGRAPHIES OF GRANGER PEOPLE: Many summary Biographies have been offered including the following surnames-- ATHERTON, ATWOOD, ALBEE, BALDWIN, BENNETT, COLLISTER, COOPER, CROTTY, DOANE, FULLER, HOLADY, KINGSBURY, MOSES, PARKER, PHINNEY, PITT, REYNOLDS, SEEKINS, SMITH, SNYDER, SMITH, STOCKWELL, TADDER, TUTTLE, VAN NOSTRAND, WEAVER, WOODRUFF & YAGER. These were taken from History of Allegany County, N.Y., 1806 - 1879, F. W. Beers & Company. Go to BIOGRAPHIES and choose alpha listing of surname.
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