Saylesville
(South Genesee)
Named for Stephen Sayles and his four sons (Asa, Donerson, Whitman and Mortimer) and daughter Juliana, who settled here in 1839.
First settler was Alexander Rankin in 1837. Others were Scotsman Alexander McFarlane 1840, woodworker and farmer; Yankee Adam Schultis 1841, farmer; German David Orendorf 1841, miller; Scotsman William Johnston 1842, quarryman; Englishman William Brown 1849, blacksmith; Yankee Ed Gernon 1854, farmer and state senator.
Mill: Built in 1841, burned and rebuilt in 1887. First a flour and later a grist mill.
Schools: First one built of grout opposite cemetery in 1847. Second one, to the east, built in 1896.
Community Hall: Built in 1890 for Sunday School use. In 1915 it became a community hall. Used for many purposes including weddings and funerals. Dances and card parties were banned.
Other early buildings were a creamery 1847, blacksmith's shop 1849, cobbler's shop and general store.
Marker is on Saylesville Road (County Route X) 0.1 miles west of Rockwood Trail, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
