Guide Board Corners, New York
Encyclopedia
Guide Board Corners is a hamlet in the town of Caroline, New York
in the United States
. The location is situated at the intersection of Central Chapel Road, Grove School Road, and Seventy-Six Road (most of which is Tompkins County Route 115
). Although the United States Census does not have a listing for the population of Guide Board Corners, the town of which it is located, town of Caroline, has a population of 2,910 (2000 Census). The education for the residents of the location go to either the schools in nearby Brooktondale, or into districts of other nearby cities/villages.
, until 1817, when Tompkins County
was created and took over the area, which included Guide Board Corners. The location got its name from early settlers in the town of Caroline due to the guide signs once located at the intersections of Seventy-six Road and Central Chapel Road.
, Candor
, Ithaca
, and Newark Valley
.
Guide Board Corners is accessible by several different roads leading from other parts of the town. The most major of these is Central Chapel Road (part of County Route 115), which runs from north to south through the center of Guide Board Corners. This road provides access to Brooktondale and Slaterville, which are near New York State Route 79
. Central Chapel Road, where it comes to the large intersection, was once part of New York State Route 330, which ran from Guide Board Corners to Besemer (at NY 79). Heading southward out of Guide Board Corners along Central Chapel Road brings you to Brearley Hill. The road leading west out of Guide Board Corners is Grove School Road, which heads westward, ending at an intersection with Bald Hill Road. Although the road goes only for a short distance, it has a history dating back to 1972, when the remains of Hurricane Agnes
struck the area. The road was closed to due to major flooding and damaged bridges. However, according to Tompkins County officials, the roads were "generally awful all over". Middaugh Road and NY 79 were also closed off due to Agnes. The last major road in Guide Board Corners is the Seventy-six Road. This highway, part of County Route 115, heads from Speedsville and the Tioga County line all the way to Guide Board Corners. This section was built in 1804-1808 as "76 Road", often corrupted in popular speech to "Old 76 Road".
Caroline, New York
Caroline is a town in Tompkins County, New York, USA. The population was 2,910 at the 2000 census.The Town of Caroline is on the county's southeast border and is southeast of Ithaca, New York.- History :...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The location is situated at the intersection of Central Chapel Road, Grove School Road, and Seventy-Six Road (most of which is Tompkins County Route 115
County Route 115 (Tompkins County, New York)
County Route 115 is a northwest–southeast county highway located mostly within the town of Caroline in Tompkins County, New York, United States. It extends for from the Tioga County line south of the hamlet of Speedsville to an intersection with New York State Route 79 just north of...
). Although the United States Census does not have a listing for the population of Guide Board Corners, the town of which it is located, town of Caroline, has a population of 2,910 (2000 Census). The education for the residents of the location go to either the schools in nearby Brooktondale, or into districts of other nearby cities/villages.
History
The area around Caroline was first part of nearby Tioga County, New YorkTioga County, New York
As of the census of 2010, there were 51,125 people residing in the county, with 22,203 housing units, of these 20,350 occupied, 1,853 vacant. The population density was 98 people per square mile...
, until 1817, when Tompkins County
Tompkins County, New York
Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and comprises the whole of the Ithaca metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,564. The county seat is Ithaca, and the county is home to Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community...
was created and took over the area, which included Guide Board Corners. The location got its name from early settlers in the town of Caroline due to the guide signs once located at the intersections of Seventy-six Road and Central Chapel Road.
Education
As with most of the town of Caroline, Guide Board Corner's students are sent to schools either in Caroline itself, or in other districts. These other districts include DrydenDryden (village), New York
Dryden is a village in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 1,832 at the 2000 census. The name was assigned by a clerk interested in the classics to honor John Dryden, poet and playwright....
, Candor
Candor (village), New York
Candor is a village located in the Town of Candor in Tioga County, New York. The population was 855 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Ithaca
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
, and Newark Valley
Newark Valley, New York
Newark Valley may refer to:* Newark Valley , New York* Newark Valley , New York* Newark Valley...
.
Transportation
New York State Route 79
New York State Route 79 is an east–west state highway in the Southern Tier of New York, United States. The western terminus of the route is at the intersection with NY 414 near the southern end of Seneca Lake east of Watkins Glen...
. Central Chapel Road, where it comes to the large intersection, was once part of New York State Route 330, which ran from Guide Board Corners to Besemer (at NY 79). Heading southward out of Guide Board Corners along Central Chapel Road brings you to Brearley Hill. The road leading west out of Guide Board Corners is Grove School Road, which heads westward, ending at an intersection with Bald Hill Road. Although the road goes only for a short distance, it has a history dating back to 1972, when the remains of Hurricane Agnes
Hurricane Agnes
Hurricane Agnes was the first tropical storm and first hurricane of the 1972 Atlantic hurricane season. A rare June hurricane, it made landfall on the Florida Panhandle before moving northeastward and ravaging the Mid-Atlantic region as a tropical storm...
struck the area. The road was closed to due to major flooding and damaged bridges. However, according to Tompkins County officials, the roads were "generally awful all over". Middaugh Road and NY 79 were also closed off due to Agnes. The last major road in Guide Board Corners is the Seventy-six Road. This highway, part of County Route 115, heads from Speedsville and the Tioga County line all the way to Guide Board Corners. This section was built in 1804-1808 as "76 Road", often corrupted in popular speech to "Old 76 Road".