Lorraine (Town)
Town of Lorraine
The Town of Lorraine was formed from part of Mexico (in Oswego County) in 1804. Named after Lorraine, a region in France. Located on the southern border of the county and is south of Watertown.
Early Settlement
(The following excerpt taken from Our County And Its People: A Descriptive Work on Jefferson County, New York; Edited by Edgar C. Emerson, The Boston History Company,1898.)
Lorraine, originally Malta, but later Atticus, township No. 1, of the Boylston tract, was settled in 1802 by pioneers James McKee and Elijah Fox, the latter a single man. Other early settlers, who came during the following winter were Comfort Stanclitt, Benjamin Gates, John Alger, Seth Cutler and a Mr. Balcom. The first sawmill was built by Mr. Frost, and the first grist mill by Mr. Cutler, both in 1804, and located on Sandy Creek. In 1807 Lorraine had 161 legally qualified voters.
Communities and locations in the town
- Allendale – A hamlet located in the northwestern corner of the town on County Road 97. It was formerly called "Caulkins Mill".
- Lorraine – A hamlet on County Road 189 in the north-central part of the town. First settled around 1803 and called "Lorraine Huddle".
- Waterville – A hamlet near the eastern border of the town.
- Winona – A hamlet in the southern part of the town on County Road 90.
Geographical features and other locations
- Gould Corners – A location near the northern town line on County Road 97.
- Haights Corners – A location near the western town line on County Road 91.
- Lorraine Gulf – A valley in the northern part of the town.
- South Sandy Creek – A stream flowing through Lorraine Gulf in the northern part of Lorraine.
- Totmans Gulf – A valley in the western part of the town.