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  Orleans County, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The eastern boundary of Tryon County was approximately five miles west of the present city of Schenectady, and the county included the western part of the Adirondack Mountains and the area west of the West Branch of the Delaware River.
Orleans County is in western New York State, northeast of Buffalo and west of Rochester, on the southern shore of Lake Ontario.
Monroe County is to the east, and Genesee County is to the south.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orleans_County,_New_York   (934 words)

  
 Orleans County, Vermont - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orleans County is a county located in the state of Vermont.
In the county, the population is spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $31,084, and the median income for a family is $36,630.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orleans_County,_Vermont   (389 words)

  
 Orleans County, New York -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Orleans County is a (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county located in the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) state of (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies) New York.
This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of (A state in New England) Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the (The largest ocean in the world) Pacific Ocean.
Orleans County is in western New York State, northeast of (Meat from an American bison) Buffalo and west of (A town in southeast Minnesota) Rochester, on the southern shore of (The smallest of the Great Lakes) Lake Ontario.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/or/orleans_county,_new_york.htm   (1275 words)

  
 Orleans County Health Report Card
The Orleans County Community Health Assessment for 1996 - 1997 is an update of the assessment previously conducted and distributed in 1992.
The County's overall grade is B. Orleans County is a healthy place to live in that it has low rates of major health care problems.
The Orleans Parenting Council, a group of providers of parenting services in Orleans County, offers a variety of programs, some of which may be used as an adjunct to prenatal care.
www.askhms.com /Askhms/ocpb_html/ocpb_non_orleans.html   (4569 words)

  
 Orleans County News & Views
Orleans County has no animal control office so the Rochester group was authorized (by a local J.P.) to move in after a neighbor complained.
Orleans County Sheriff radio dispatcher, Diane Watts was arrested Thursday, 8/2, and charged with the murder of her longtime live-in boyfriend, 43-year old Timothy Staples on Saturday, 7/28.
Investigating Orleans County Sheriff's detectives said they were at first without a clue in the case and appealed to the public for help.
www.lockport-ny.com /Orleans.htm   (1667 words)

  
 Orleans Economic Development Agency
The Orleans County business climate provides an incentive for growth and sustained success well into the 21st Century.
The staff of the Orleans Economic Development Agency, along with other members of "Team Orleans", including OEDA board members, government officials, County, village and town boards and public works and highway departments continually work together to help existing County businesses thrive and attract new businesses to the County.
With the ability to create and retain jobs, along with the Empire Zone designation and capital investment from many sectors, Orleans County looks forward to a sound economy in the upcoming years.
www.orleansdevelopment.org   (114 words)

  
 Orleans County, New York GenWeb Page
Orleans County was created from Genesee County on April 15, 1825.
Orleans County is 23 miles across from east to west and 16 1/2 miles from north to south.
Orleans County is bordered by Lake Ontario to the north, Monroe County to the east, Genesee County to the south and Niagara County to the west.
www.rootsweb.com /~nyorlean   (692 words)

  
 Orleans County History
The county area was one fitted to agriculture, and when once the fever of land speculation had abated, and the timber of the section had been removed enough to open wide areas, farming became the great industry.
Meanwhile we have been discussing a section as Orleans County, which was a part of the large Genesee County (the whole of western New York) until November 11, 1824.
In that year Orleans was set off as a separate entity, to have added to it on April 5 of the next year the town of Shelby.
www.hopefarm.com /orleanny.htm   (1056 words)

  
 ORLEANS -- HARLAN COUNTY 68966   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Orleans, located along the Republican River in Harlan County, is a town whose existence was linked with two railroad lines.
Grading started at Naponee (Franklin County) in mid-November 1879 and was completed across Harlan and Furnas counties to Indianola (Red Willow County) by the end of February.
Orleans was declared open to traffic on Leap Year Day, February 29, 1880, and enjoyed "terminal status" until the end of April when the line reached Arapahoe.
www.casde.unl.edu /history/counties/harlan/orleans/orleans.htm   (681 words)

  
 www.ny.gov - GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
During the presentation, Commissioner Rudgers also gave special recognition to the Orleans County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) for the assistance it has provided to the Neal family and the many other farm families in Orleans County in properly maintaining and caring for their land.
The Orleans Poverty Hill Farm, in Orleans County, has 330 cows, averaging 75 pounds of milk a day in two milkings.
The farm has 585 acres of land, 285 of which is planted with corn for silage and grain, 275 with hay, and 25 as pasture used in rotational grazing for heifers.
www.ny.gov /governor/press/05/aug10_3_05.htm   (808 words)

  
 Orleans County Health Report Card
County mortality rates exceed Upstate averages by 51% for accidental deaths and by 19% for suicides.
When statistics on inmates in Orleans County are included in county data, two hundred and ninety (290) cases of AIDS have been confirmed in Orleans County as of 3/31/98.
An issue for rural counties and rural hospitals is the extent to which the membership of the community leaves the area to seek secondary and tertiary care not offered in the home county.
www.askhms.com /Askhms/ocpb_html/ocpb_orleans.html   (11461 words)

  
 Orleans County, New York, where we are   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In 1824, when it was decided to carve a new county from the northeastern section of the Holland Land Purchase, a dispute arose over the name it was to bear.
From agrarian roots grew quaint villages along "Clinton's Ditch," as a string of pearls threaded together by lush rural landscapes crossing the 23 mile breadth of the county.
Orleans is a small county, so attractions are conveniently close together.
www.visitnewyorkstate.net /users/visitnewyork-cgi/page2.cgi?dir=orleans&what=are   (192 words)

  
 NY ALHN, Orleans County
Orleans County, was taken from Genesee in 1824.
The whole county was included in the grant to Massachusetts.
The county was chiefly settled by New Englanders, and is divided into 9 towns.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ny/county/orleans   (251 words)

  
 Orleans County Newport, Vermont (Counties)
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 25,496, an increase of 1,443 over the 1990 census.
Albany is located in Orleans County, 18 miles southwest of Newport between Orleans and Hardwick.
Barton is located in Orleans County, 17 miles south of Newport between Glover and Orleans.
www.ohwy.com /vt/y/y50019.htm   (225 words)

  
 Criminal Cases Tried by Orleans County Court (1805-1807) and City Court (1807-1812)
The same act also established a County Court in each of the twelve counties and authorized Governor William C.C. Claiborne to appoint judges to the County Court benches for terms of four years.
The County Courts were given jurisdiction in civil matters involving debts of more than fifty dollars or injuries to persons or property of less than one hundred dollars.
The majority of the Orleans County Court records consist of a single sheet, and provide only the defendant's name and occupation, the charge, the date, and the name of the victim or an inventory of stolen property.
nutrias.org /~nopl/inv/crimrecs.htm   (1032 words)

  
 MAGC INC. TO CREATE 100 NEW JOBS IN ORLEANS COUNTY EMPIRE ZONE
“Today’s announcement of the major investment in Orleans County and the creation of 100 new jobs is tremendous news for both the local community and economy,” Gargano said.
I am especially pleased because this latest example is an investment in Orleans County,” said Assembly Republican Leader Charles H. Nesbitt.
Jerome Pawlak, Orleans Economic Development Agency / IDA Chairman said, “Orleans Agri-business is an important part of the Orleans County economy.
www.empire.state.ny.us /press/press_display.asp?id=543   (886 words)

  
 County of Orleans, County Court Suit Records
The Legislative Council also assigned the County Courts jurisdiction in all non-capital criminal matters; that is, those which could not be punished with death or which were not exclusively within the jurisdiction of a superior court.
The records are civil suits filed in County Court, for the most part involving disputes over money--i.e., overdue promissory notes, unpaid bills, etc. Many are very brief, containing only the petition of the plaintiff and the court's judgement.
The criminal suit records of the County Court (and its successor City Court) are arranged separately.
nutrias.org /~nopl/inv/countycourt/county.htm   (560 words)

  
 POORHOUSE History  of Orleans County
For that reason, it was not represented in the Yates Report (which was done in 1823) or the law which was passed in 1824.
The keeper is also superintendent of the poor, who purchases supplies for the house, prescribes rules regulating the diet, which are submitted to and have received the sanction of the county court.
We are hoping to build this base of information about the poorhouse in ORLEANS county through the helpful participation of readers.
www.poorhousestory.com /ORLEANS.htm   (597 words)

  
 Orleans County Farm Bureau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Orleans County Farm Bureau gives farmers and non-farmers alike the opportunity to be part of an organization dedicated to supporting and enriching the rural way of life.
Orleans County Farm Bureau is in District 2 and is represented on the New York Farm Bureau Board of Directors by Dean Norton.
If you would like additional information about Orleans County Farm Bureau or an application to join, please contact us.
www.nyfb.org /orleans   (188 words)

  
 O.C.H.A.
The Orleans County Historical Association (OCHA) was founded in 1977 to preserve, restore, and maintain what is significant to the history and antiquity of Orleans County, New York.
In the past, OCHA has had a successful oral history project, paid for the microfilming of country newspapers from their beginning to present, published several historical books, funded historic markers and their placement.
Orleans county courthouse in Albion, NY built in the 1850's
www.orleanshistory.org   (243 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Orleans County, N.Y.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
Silas Mainville Burroughs (1810-1860) — of Medina, Orleans County, N.Y. Born in Ovid,
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/NY/OL.html   (740 words)

  
 Orleans County NY Bed & Breakfasts
n Lake Ontario, between Monroe and Niagara counties, and north of Genesee County lies Orleans County.
Its surface shaped by 3 distinct plateaus extending from the east to the west.
In ancient times, all the north front of the county was under the...
www.innsmart.com /newyork/western/html/orleans.html   (172 words)

  
 Orleans County Sheriff's Race   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Two law enforcement veterans are running for Orleans County Sheriff.
Phillip McKenna, a Democrat, served under four different sheriffs for nearly 30 years in the department.
Both Orleans County sheriff candidates say they want to raise the level of training and professionalism in the department.
www.rnews.com /print.cfm?id=14041   (130 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Orleans County, New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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 Orleans County Chamber of Commerce Advocating for Business
An important part of the Chamber's mission is to strengthen communication between the Chamber membership and state and local government to insure that the interests of the Orleans County business community are understood and duly considered when public policy is being formulated.
To accomplish this, the Chamber seeks in involve members in analyzing and communicating the impact of public policy issues on their businesses.
Below is a list of the current Orleans County Chamber of Commerce policies.
www.orleanschamber.com /advocate.html   (131 words)

  
 Orleans County Vermont at the b2bYellowpages.com B2B directory. -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
ORLEANS County, Vermont History <-> Genealogy Located in northern Vermont, with the Canadian Province of Quebec at it's northern border, the towns and communities in Orleans County include...
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www.b2byellowpages.com /directory/us_counties/vermont/orleans_county   (825 words)

  
 The Pioneer History of Orleans County, NY, Chapter XI, Railroads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
May 5, 1834, an Act of the Legislature was passed incorporating the Medina and Darien Railroad company, to construct a Railroad; and the road was built from Medina to Akron, in Erie County, twelve or fourteen miles, and fitted for cars, to be drawn by horses.
In 1836, the Medina and Ontario Railroad company was incorporated by the Legislature, to construct a Railroad between Medina to Lake Ontario, at the mouth of Oak Orchard Creek.
It passes through the county near the Erie Canal on the south side.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ny/state/orl/ch11.html   (227 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Orleans, Vermont (VT) (Orleans County) - (village) - Facts and Information
Orleans County, Vermont (VT), United States, North America
806) in Barton town, Orleans co., N Vt., 9 mi/14.5 km S of Newport and on Barton R.; 44°48'N 72°12'W. Settled c.1821.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/O/O02463-orleans.html   (137 words)

  
 Orleans County, New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
At this time there is no Volunteer Coordinator for Orleans County.
If you are interested in becoming the Coordinator for this county, please complete the Volunteer Form or contact Joe Reynolds.
I have no additional information for Orleans County, New York at this time.
www.reynoldsrecords.com /newyork/orleans.html   (103 words)

  
 Orleans County 4-H Fair Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
If there is anything you want to see at the fair in the future or feel like we need to improve be sure to contact us with your suggestions.
The Fairgrounds is located on route 31 in Knowsville between Albion and Medina in New York.
The Orleans County 4-H Fair is a member of the New York State Association of Agricultural Fairs and was recognized as a 2001 Ag Awareness winner.
www.orleans4-hfair.com /homepage.html   (281 words)

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