Robertstown, New York

This article is about the former village in New York. For other uses, see Robertstown, Georgia.

Robertstown
Former Village
Location in the state of New York Coordinates: 41°79′41″N 77°48′49″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Livingston
Incorporation	December 9, 1806
Named for	Harold J. Roberts
Annexation	August 15, 1892
Government
• Mayor (at time of annexation)	John Axelrod
Area
• Total	2.4 sq mi (6.0 km2)
• Land	2.4 sq mi (6.0 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	705 ft (215 m)
Population  (1820)
• Total	719
• Estimate  (1890)	1,740
• Density	300/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Robertstown was a village in Livingston County in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States, outside of Rochester. The population was 719 at the 1820 census. The name "Robertstown" was named for Harold J. Roberts, a local politician from the 1800s. in 1890, the population was estimated to be about 1,740.

The village of Robertstown was by the western part of the town of Geneseo. A portion of the village was annexed in 1886 by Geneseo after part of Robertstown's Annexation Treaty expired. It stated that no incorporated municipality was authorized to annex any parts of or Robertstown until 1883, 10 years after the signing of the treaty.

History

The village of Robertstown was established in 1806 by John Corolla, shortly after the death of local politician Harold J. Roberts. Settlement began shortly after the arrival of James and William Wadsworth in 1790, but the town was never fully incorporated until 1806. The brothers came to the Genesee Valley from Connecticut as agents of their uncle, Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth, to care for and sell the land he had purchased. The Wadsworths were participants in the negotiations of the Treaty of Big Tree between Robert Morris and the Senecas at the site of Geneseo in 1797.