- Swormville, New York
Swormville is a
hamlet in the eastern part of Amherst and the western part of Clarence,New York , USA.Named after Adam Schworm, a prominent landowner and businessman who built a store on the Clarence 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 n and French immigrants began settling in the Swormville area during the late 1830s following a heavy migration of German people and the subsequent separation of Alden and Newstead. 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. [http://clrotary.bfn.org/visitor.html]Geography
The community is bisected by Transit Road, NY Route 78, an important north-south highway.
Swormville is located in
Western New York and is northeast of Buffalo.Schools
St. Mary's School, with grades PK-08, is a Catholic
private school and the only school located in Swormville. [http://home.catholicweb.com/stmaryschoolswormville/]The public school system is Williamsville.
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