ischua of today and the original town of Ischua in Cattaraugus county never had a territorial connection. the old township of the name embraced lands whose south line forms the north bounds of the present organization, or , more definitely, all that part of the county lying north of the line running east and west between the third and fourth tiers of lots of the Holland Land Company's survey. The present town of Ischua was erected from Hinsdale on the 7th of February, 1846, and until March 27, 1855, was known as Rice . Since the latter date its territory has been designated, Ischua, an Indian name which had previously been applied to the principal stream of eastern Cattaraugus. The township lies upon the east side of the county in ranges three and four, and comprises the most of the town three in the ranges of the Holland survey. - Adam's Historical Gazetteer of Cattaraugus County Chapter XLIX
businesses and Post Offices
Excerpts from Child's Gazetteer and Business Directory of Cattaraugus County, N.Y pertaining to Ischua including Post Office Addresses
Vital Statistics
- Marriage Records 1836-1881 for the, then, Town of Rice (Ischua)
- Birth, Marriages, Deaths for the years 1847 through 1848
Town Officials
Town Historian |
Town Clerk |
| Rose Edwards de Cordova 5605 Route 16 Hinsdale, NY 14743 (716) 557-8809 |
Kelle J. Brisky 5557 Dutch Hill Rd. Hinsdale, NY 14743 (716) 557-2498 |
| Information from 2008 Cattaraugus County Directory | |