West Valley is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 located within the town of Ashford

Ashford, New York

Ashford is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 2,223 at the 2000 census.The Town of Ashford is on the county's northern border.- History :...

 in Cattaraugus County

Cattaraugus County, New York

Cattaraugus County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,317. The county seat is Little Valley.-History:...

, New York

New York

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, United States

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. Located at the intersection of Cattaraugus County Route 53 and State Route 240

New York State Route 240

New York State Route 240 is a state highway in western New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 242 in the Ellicottville community of Ashford in northern Cattaraugus County. Its northern terminus is at a junction with NY 324...

, the hamlet is home to West Valley Central School

West Valley Central School

West Valley Central School is a K-12 school located in West Valley, New York Board of Education Includes:Stephen Kowalski, President,Dennis McCauley, Vice-President,Frances Engels,George Kazmierczak,...

 and the West Valley Demonstration Project, a nuclear cleanup facility. Because of the presence of a school district, a telephone exchange (716-942), and a post office located in (and named after) the hamlet, many people mistake West Valley to be the name of an actual town or village. However, it is not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau, nor does it have any autonomous government separate from the town of Ashford.

West Valley Webliography

This webliography covers web sites that will inform individuals about the history of the town and businesses and community organizations within. In addition, because of the interrelatedness and the geographical closeness of the communities in this area the webliography contains information about places around the area that would be of interest to people who want to find out more.

Business

West Valley Demonstration Project and other small family owned businesses. http://www.wv.doe.gov/.

Community Group

Concerned Citizens. West Valley. http://concernedcitizens.homestead.com/maplink_WestValley.html.

West Valley Citizen Task Force. http://www.westvalleyctf.org/index.html.

Cultural Locations

Western New York Travel Guide. Museums and Historic Sites in the Chautauqua/Allegheny area. http://www.westernny.com/chautallmuse.html.

Education and Library

West Valley Central School. http://www.wvalley.wnyric.org/.

King Memorial Library. http://www.cclslib.org/Machias/index.htm.

Emergency

West Valley Volunteer Hose Company. http://www.wv.doe.gov/Documents/WV_Volunteer_Hose_Company_LOA.pdf.

Ethnic

Concerned Citizens. Seneca Nation. http://concernedcitizens.homestead.com/maplink_senecanation.html.

Seneca Nation of Indians. http://www.sni.org/.

Government

Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board. Town of Ashford. http://www.ashfordny.org/.

Cattaraugus County. http://www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/.

History

Concord Historical Society. Concord NY Historical Society - History Timeline. http://www.townofconcordnyhistoricalsociety.org/timeline.php3.

University at Buffalo Special Collections. Reform, Religion and the Underground Railroad in Western New York. http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/archives/exhibits/old/urr/.

USGenWeb-an Ancestry.com Community. Town of Ashford- 1824. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycattar/towns/ashford.htm.

USGenWeb-an Ancestry.com Community. Welcome to Cattaraugus Towns and County Page. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycattar/history.htm

USGenWeb-an Ancestry.com Community. “The History of Cattaraugus County, New York.” http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycattar/1879history/ashford.htm.

Wikipedia. Ashford, NY. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford,_New_York.

Wikipedia. West Valley, NY. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Valley,_New_York.

Media

The Springville Journal. http://www.springvillejournal.net/index.php.

Olean Times Herald. http://www.oleantimesherald.com/.

The Buffalo News. Communities-Southern Tier. http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/southern-tier/.

Recreation

The Ashford Hollow Foundation Griffis Sculpture Park. Griffis Sculpture Park: History. http://www.griffispark.org/.

Enchanted Mountains of Cattaraugus County. http://enchantedmountains.com/.

Holiday Valley. http://www.holidayvalley.com/.

Holimont. http://www.holimont.com/index.aspx.

Regional Information

Discover Southwest, NY-Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board. http://www.discoversouthwestny.com/business/index.html.

Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce. Ellicottville, NY.
http://www.ellicottvilleny.com/index.php/home.

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. Welcome to the Allegany Region. http://nysparks.state.ny.us/regions/allegany/default.aspx.

Religion

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church West Valley, NY. http://www.stpaulsumcwv.org/.

The Catholic Directory. St. John the Baptist Parish. http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=display_site_info&siteid=53941.