Local city information for Walworth, NY

Walworth is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 8,402 at the 2000 census. The name comes from Reuben Walworth, a state official.

The Town of Walworth is on the west border of the county and is east of Rochester, NY.

The town was first settled in 1799 in the community of Walworth.
The Town of Walworth was created in 1829 from the Town of Ontario, the last town formed in Wayne County.

Theron Yeomans of Walworth introduced Holstein cattle to the United States and was the first president of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. Susan Cleveland, sister of President Grover Cleveland married into the Yeomans family.

In 1934, a freeze killed many of the town's orchards, leading to a sharp decline in fruit growing.

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