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
Looking NE from the end of Mill Street, crossing Main to School Street
| Town Historian | Town Clerk |
| Rose Edwards de Cordova 5605 Route 16 Hinsdale, NY 14743 557-8809 (H) |
Kelle J. Brisky 5557 Dutch Hill Rd. Hinsdale, NY 14743 Hours: Mon. 6:30-8:30 PM or by appointment 557-2498 (H) kjbrisky@yahoo.com |
| From Cattaraugus County Directory, dated April 1, 2022 | |
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Ischua Cemeteries
| NAME | LOCATION |
|---|---|
| Abbotts | Located in the Hamlet of Abbotts |
| Bristol | located between Route 446 and Cuba Lake. |
| Carpenter Hill | formally Hibner Cemetery |
| Dutch Hill | (Formally Maple Hill) Located on the Gile Hollow Road |
| Fitch | located of Route 16 Between Ischua and Franklinville |
| Ischua Cemetery | Located in the Village of Ischua. |
| Yankee Hill | On Yankee Hill Road aka Wilson Cemetery |
| Contributed by Jerry Babcock 1944-2010 | |