Editing Butternuts, New York (section)

==History==
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Butternuts is generally believed to be named for three [[Juglans cinerea|butternut (a.k.a. white walnut)]] trees growing from one stump that originally marked the corner of the townships of what is now New Lisbon, Pittsfield and Morris when this entire section of the county was surveyed by Richard Smith before the Revolution. Said tree was depicted as the corporate logo of the Butternuts Woolen & Cotton textile firm but was cut down by the Lull family to build their log cabin.

In 1787, Abijah Gilbert and Jacob Morris, early owners of land in the county, were among the first who settled the town, Morris giving Gilbert land of his choice as payment for his services. Ample waterpower sites allowed for many industries in addition to agriculture that benefitted by the wide fertile valley floor along the Butternut and Unadilla.

The town was established from part of the [[Unadilla (town), New York|Town of Unadilla]] in 1796.  The north part of Butternuts was annexed to form the [[Morris (town), New York|Town of Morris]] in 1849, and additional territory was taken from the Town of Unadilla in 1857.