Swormville is a hamlet

Hamlet

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 in the eastern part of Amherst

Amherst, New York

Amherst is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 122,366. This represents an increase of 5.0% from the 2000 census. The town is named for Jeffrey Amherst, a British Army officer of the colonial period...

 and the western part of Clarence

Clarence, New York

Clarence is a town located in the northeastern part of Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 30,673 according to the 2010 census. This represents an increase of 17.42% from the 2000 census figure . Clarence is also the name of a postal district in the south part of the town...

, New York

New York

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, USA.

Named after Adam Schworm, a prominent landowner and businessman who built a store on the Clarence

Clarence, New York

Clarence is a town located in the northeastern part of Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 30,673 according to the 2010 census. This represents an increase of 17.42% from the 2000 census figure . Clarence is also the name of a postal district in the south part of the town...

 side of Transit Road, Swormville has a population of 17,694.http://realestate.yahoo.com/Neighborhoods/detail.html?csz=Swormville,NY Swormville was originally dubbed "Schwormville," and has also been occasionally referred to as "Swormsville."

History

Bavaria

Bavaria

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n and French

French people

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 immigrants began settling in the Swormville area during the late 1830s following a heavy migration

Immigration

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 of German

Germans

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 people and the subsequent separation of Alden

Alden (town), New York

Alden is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 10,470 at the 2000 census. The town is derived from a family name known to early settlers....

 and Newstead

Newstead, New York

Newstead is the most northeastern town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 8,404 at the 2000 census. The name is reportedly derived from Newstead Abbey in England....

. The Rev. John Neumann, a Catholic missionary, founded the "Parish of the Transit", now known as St. Mary's. He used to walk to Swormville from his headquarters in Williamsville

Williamsville, New York

Williamsville is a village in Erie County, New York in the United States. The population was 5,573 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Jonas Williams, an early settler...

. http://clrotary.bfn.org/visitor.html Immigrants from Palma and Motavia began to settle here in the 1800s as well.

Geography

The community is bisected by Transit Road, NY Route 78

New York State Route 78

New York State Route 78 , most commonly known as Transit Road, is a state highway in Western New York, USA. While it is signed north–south, the lower portion runs in an east–west direction across Wyoming County, from its beginning north of the Village of Gainesville.NY 78 is...

, an important north-south highway.

Swormville is located in Western New York

Western New York

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 and is northeast of Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

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Schools

St. Mary's School, with grades PK-08, is a Catholic private school

Private school

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and the only school located in Swormville. http://home.catholicweb.com/stmaryschoolswormville/

The public school system is Williamsville.