Editing Centerville, New York (section)

==History==
Centerville was first settled in April 1808 by Joseph Maxson. Minard describes this first settler in his ''History of Centerville'':

"He was only 18, and came from [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego Co]]. Two cents and a few articles of provisions and clothing constituted his wealth. At Pike he took from his feet a pair of new shoes, bartered them for an axe, and pushed on into the wilderness, and in the center of the township near a small stream erected the rudest kind of a hut. For a bed he peeled basswood bark, used some pieces as a floor and others for covering. Not long after he came snow fell six inches deep. He persevered in his labors and passed eight months alone."²

James Ward settled there in the fall of 1808, and a half dozen more families moved there in the following year. Centerville (then spelled "Centreville") was established on January 15, 1819, from part of the town of [[Pike (town), New York|Pike]] (a town in [[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming County]]).<sup>1</sup>

In recent years many [[Amish]] farmers have bought land in the town.

The [[Centerville Town Hall]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2009.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>