Gazetteer of
the State of New York: Embracing a Comprehensive View of the Geography, Geology,
And General History of the State, and a Complete History and Description of
Every County, City, Town, Village, and Locality. With Full Tables Of Statistics.
By J. H. French. Syracuse, N.Y.: Published By R. Pearsall Smith
1860.
Page 623.
CAMERON 2 -- was formed from Addison, April 16,
1822. Thurston was taken off in 1844, and a part of Rathbone in 1856. It
lies a little s. of the center of the co. Its surface is a high rolling upland,
broken by the deep valley of Canisteo River, which flows S. E. through near
the center of the town. The soil is a clayey and gravelly
loam. Cameron, (p. v.,) on the Canisteo, is a
station on the Erie R. R. and contains 2 churches and 35 houses; West
Cameron (p. v.) contains 1 church and 15 houses. North
Cameron is a p. o. The first settlement was made in 1800, by
Richard Hadley, Phones Green, Samuel Baker, and Ira Pratt. 3 Rev. Ira Bronson (M. E.) was the
first settled preacher. The census reports 5 churches. 4
2 Named from Dugald Cameron, an agent of the
Pulteney estate - McMaster's Hist. Steuben, p.
116. 3 Joseph Butler, John Sauter, and
John Hollet were early settlers. The first gristmill was built by Sam'l Baker;
the first inn was kept by John Hollet, and the first stores, by Andrew G.
Erwin. 4 3 M. E., Prsb., and
Christian.
