The town of Ava lies centrally on the northern
boundary of the county.
In the year 1797, Ebenezer Harger came from
Connecticut to Whitestown,
and in 1798 removed to Ava. Zephania
and Abner Woods followed soon
after, and about the year 1800 Philo Hager,
Benjamin Jones, Lemuel Wood
and Justus Beardsley arrived. The town
was created from the town of
Boonville by an act of the Legislature, passed
May 12, 1846.
They held the first town meeting on the fourth
Tuesday in May of 1846.
Current Historian:
William Belewicki
Rd1
Ava, NY 13303