Charlotte NY (14782): Overview, Housing, Essentials, Schools, Recreation & Entertainment, Transportation & Traffic, Real Estate Agents

Welcome to Charlotte, NY
Overview Charlotte is a town in central Chautauqua County, bordered to the north by Arkwright, to the east by Cherry Creek, to the south by Gerry and to the west by Stockton. Most of the village of Sinclairville is in the southwest corner of Charlotte (the rest is in the town of Gerry) and the town also has a few hamlets. Charlotte is located fairly centrally to the biggest municipalities in the county – Jamestown to the south, Dunkirk to the north and Chautauqua to the west. Charlotte and Sinclairville are part of the Allegheny River watershed, with Mill Creek (a tributary of Cassadaga Creek) running through the town. This is a highly rural area – the town has fewer than 2,000 residents and the village has about 500. Camping, fishing, hunting and other outdoor activities are popular here. The village has a few small businesses and it’s a quick drive to surrounding towns that have more things to do and places to shop. Local Museums & Landmarks Valley Historical Museum is on Main Street in Sinclairville. The museum has exhibits featuring production of butter, cheese and maple syrup. Neighboring Stockton has Lily Dale Assembly Museum, billed as the “World’s Largest Center for the Science, Philosophy and Religion of Spiritualism.”

Welcome to Charlotte, NY

Overview

Charlotte is a town in central Chautauqua County, bordered to the north by Arkwright, to the east by Cherry Creek, to the south by Gerry and to the west by Stockton. Most of the village of Sinclairville is in the southwest corner of Charlotte (the rest is in the town of Gerry) and the town also has a few hamlets. Charlotte is located fairly centrally to the biggest municipalities in the county – Jamestown to the south, Dunkirk to the north and Chautauqua to the west. Charlotte and Sinclairville are part of the Allegheny River watershed, with Mill Creek (a tributary of Cassadaga Creek) running through the town.

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Essentials Sinclairville has a few small businesses, including the Sinclairville Superette on Main Street, and neighboring Stockton has a small Shur-Fine store. For more grocery-shopping options, you’ll have to drive a short distance. To the south in Jamestown (16 miles or so) is a Wegmans supermarket. To the north in Fredonia (about 14 miles) is a Walmart Supercenter, the Fredonia Deli and Food mart and a Country Fair store. For retail shopping, the Fredonia Walmart is the biggest area store, and Fredonia also has a Sears Hometown Store and more. Students who live here attend the Cassadaga Valley Central School District, which has one elementary school (in Sinclairville) and one middle-high school. The closest hospital is the WCA Hospital on Glasgow Avenue in Jamestown. The Sinclairville Free Library is on Main Street in the village.

Essentials

Sinclairville has a few small businesses, including the Sinclairville Superette on Main Street, and neighboring Stockton has a small Shur-Fine store. For more grocery-shopping options, you’ll have to drive a short distance. To the south in Jamestown (16 miles or so) is a Wegmans supermarket. To the north in Fredonia (about 14 miles) is a Walmart Supercenter, the Fredonia Deli and Food mart and a Country Fair store.

Recreation & Entertainment With this being such a rural, wide-open town, it’s no surprise that the main attractions here are of the outdoor variety. Fishing, camping and hunting are popular in the Charlotte area. In Sinclairville, The Marden E. Cobb Waterway Trail has two water trails, each more than 25 miles in length. The village also hosts an annual several-day concert event called Donnaroo. The neighboring town of Gerry holds an annual rodeo in the summer. Chautauqua, just west of Charlotte, has a wide variety of things to do and see, starting with the Chautauqua Institution.

Recreation & Entertainment

With this being such a rural, wide-open town, it’s no surprise that the main attractions here are of the outdoor variety. Fishing, camping and hunting are popular in the Charlotte area. In Sinclairville, The Marden E. Cobb Waterway Trail has two water trails, each more than 25 miles in length. The village also hosts an annual several-day concert event called Donnaroo. The neighboring town of Gerry holds an annual rodeo in the summer. Chautauqua, just west of Charlotte, has a wide variety of things to do and see, starting with the Chautauqua Institution.

Transportation & Traffic Route 60 is a major north-south route on the western edge of Charlotte. The village of Sinclairville sits at the intersection of County Roads 64, 66 and 67.

Transportation & Traffic

Route 60 is a major north-south route on the western edge of Charlotte. The village of Sinclairville sits at the intersection of County Roads 64, 66 and 67.

Pros & Cons People who live here love the great outdoors and areas with plenty of wide-open, undeveloped land.

Pros & Cons

People who live here love the great outdoors and areas with plenty of wide-open, undeveloped land.