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Barrington, New York
Barrington is a town in Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 1,541 at the 2020 census.
The Town of Barrington is located in the south part of the county and is south of Geneva.
The first settler arrived around 1800, but no others arrived for several years. The land of the town was once part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase.
The town was established in 1822 while still part of Steuben County from the Towns of Reading and Wayne. In 1826, Barrington was made part of Yates County, a year after the creation of the county.
In 1865, a mineral spring was discovered in the south part of the county, leading to the development of Crystal Spring.
Barrington was the home of two locally renowned country and western bands, The Barrington Ridge Runners (1940–1960) and The Hill and Valley Boys (1957–1967). Most members of these bands were direct descendants of the first settlers of Barrington.
The Spicer-Millard House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.0 square miles (96 km2), of which, 35.7 square miles (92 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) (3.70%) is water.
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Barrington, New York
Barrington is a town in Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 1,541 at the 2020 census.
The Town of Barrington is located in the south part of the county and is south of Geneva.
The first settler arrived around 1800, but no others arrived for several years. The land of the town was once part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase.
The town was established in 1822 while still part of Steuben County from the Towns of Reading and Wayne. In 1826, Barrington was made part of Yates County, a year after the creation of the county.
In 1865, a mineral spring was discovered in the south part of the county, leading to the development of Crystal Spring.
Barrington was the home of two locally renowned country and western bands, The Barrington Ridge Runners (1940–1960) and The Hill and Valley Boys (1957–1967). Most members of these bands were direct descendants of the first settlers of Barrington.
The Spicer-Millard House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.0 square miles (96 km2), of which, 35.7 square miles (92 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) (3.70%) is water.