Venice, New York

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'''Venice''' is a town in [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga County]], [[New York]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,286 at the 2000 census. The '''Town of Venice''' is in the south part of Cayuga County and is south of [[Auburn, New York]]. == History == The '''Town of Venice''' was formed from part of the [[Scipio, New York|Town of Scipio]] in [[1823]]. ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 107.0 km² (41.3 mi²). 106.6 km² (41.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.44%) is water. A small part of Owasco Lake borders the northeast part of Venice. New York State Route 34, New York State Route 34B, and New York State Route 38 are north-south highways in Venice. ==People== *[[Mercy Farrington]] born here [[1780]] *[[John Benjamin Williams]] born here [[June 12]], [[1817]] *[[John Andrew Williams]] died here April [[1842]] *[[Bateman Haight Wilhelm|Bateman Haight Williams/Wilhelm]] born here [[November 14]], [[1843]] == Communities and locations in Venice == *'''Ashland''' -- A hamlet at the northeast corner of the town at Owasco Lake. *'''Bruton Corners''' -- A location south of Venice Center on NY-34. *'''Cascade''' -- A hamlet in the northeast of the town on NY-38. *'''East Venice''' -- A hamlet in the southeast part of the town. *'''Holley Corners''' -- A location in the southeast part of Venice. *'''Ledyard''' -- A hamlet on NY-34B at the west town line. *'''Owasco Hill''' -- A hamlet by the east town line. *'''Poplar Ridge''' -- A hamlet in the western part of Venice on NY-34B. *'''Rafferty Corners''' -- A location in the southeast part of Venice. *'''Stewart Corners''' -- A hamlet east of Venice Center. *'''Tait Corners''' -- A location east of Ledyard in the southwest part of Venice. *'''Venice Center''' -- A hamlet on NY-34 near the center of the town. *'''Wheeler Corners''' -- A location on NY-34B by the west town line. == External links == * [http://www.co.cayuga.ny.us/venice/ Town of Venice, NY] [[Category:Cayuga County, New York]] [[Category:Places]]

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