Clifton Springs in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Orleans
Photographed by James Turcotte, January 4, 2024
1. Orleans Marker
Settled in the 1790's by Warner, Wheat, Rice, Baggerly, Whitney families. 32 businesses here in 1845. Disastrous fire in 1910
Erected 1985 by Phelps Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.
Location. 42° 55.074′ N, 77° 6.774′ W. Marker is in Clifton Springs, New York, in Ontario County. It is at the intersection of Railroad Avenue and County Road 23, on the right when traveling north on Railroad Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2345 Co Rd 23, Clifton Springs NY 14432, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Orleans (here, next to this marker); Melvin Hill (approx. 2½ miles away); Melvin Hill Baptist Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Whitney Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Clifton Springs Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Former Railbed (approx. 3.2 miles away); Ginkgo Grove (approx. 3.2 miles away); Dr. Henry Foster (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clifton Springs.
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Photographed by James Turcotte, January 4, 2024
2. Orleans Marker
Photographed by James Turcotte, November 21, 2025
3. Orleans Marker
Photographed by James Turcotte, November 21, 2025
4. Orleans Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2024, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. This page has been viewed 493 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on November 21, 2025, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2024, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2025, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
