North CohoctonAbout 1794, Charles Williamson, a colonizer, sent Joseph Biven to build a tavern and found a settlement at the ”Twenty two Mile Tree,” on the Conhocton River. As a result a hamlet known to the early settlers as ”Biven’s Corners,” was created. In 1825, Biven’s Corners was made a post station under the name of North Cohocton. In the early 1800’s, North Cohocton was part of District 3 in the Cohocton area school districts. In 1874, the Atlanta–Cohocton Union School was opened, which was located between Atlanta and North Cohocton, NY so it was convenient to both towns. The North Cohocton RPPC School also used the building. In 1934, students went to Cohocton High School in Cohocton, NY. Cohocton High School opened in 1934 and area districts merged with Cohocton to form the new Cohocton School District, which in 1993 merged with Wayland to become the Wayland-Cohocton School District In 2015, North Cohocton contains 1 church, 30 houses, and one store. Source: AtlantaAtlanta was originally named “Blood’s Station“, a station on the railroad, and it is one mile from North Cohocton. It was named after Calvin Blood. It was an important station on the railroad on the Canandaigua Lake route. In 1871, a post office was opened. The name “Blood’s Station” was discontinued
and ”Atlanta” was adopted as its name. The Free Methodist church of the town is located in Atlanta. The Atlanta Union High School house is located between the villages of North Cohocton and Atlanta because it would be convenient to both. North Cohocton also ran a school in the same building. Atlanta had a Canning Factory as did Cohocton and Wayland as there was no good way to take the veggies long distances, except by train. Sources: |