Local Wiki

Chautauqua County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 17, 2026

County Legislature / Board of Supervisors meets: Fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30 PM, unless otherwise noted.
Meeting location: Gerace Office Building, 3 N. Erie St., Third Floor Legislative Chambers, Mayville, NY 14757.
County Clerk: Gregory Carlson · 1 N. Erie St., PO Box 170, Mayville, NY 14757 · (716) 753-4977
Agendas posted at: https://chautauquacountyny.gov/documents/29
County Executive: Paul M. "PJ" Wendel Jr. · 3 N. Erie St., Mayville, NY 14757 · (716) 753-4211 · wendelp@chqgov.com

Sources

https://chautauquacountyny.gov/legislature/legislature

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (2)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (13)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (18)

Bemus Point Central School District
Brocton Central School District
Cassadaga Valley Central School District
Chautauqua Lake Central School District
Clymer Central School District
Dunkirk City School District
Falconer Central School District
Forestville Central School District
Fredonia Central School District
Frewsburg Central School District
Jamestown City School District
Panama Central School District
Pine Valley Central School District (south Dayton)
Ripley Central School District
Sherman Central School District
Silver Creek Central School District
Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown
Westfield Central School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Fire Protection (20)

Ashville Fire District
Chautauqua Fire District 1
Cherry Creek Fire District
Clymer Fire District
Dewittville Fire District
Ellery Center Fire District
Ellington Fire District 1
Fluvanna Fire Association
Forestville Fire District
Frewsburg Fire District
Gerry Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Hartfield Fire District
Irving Fire District
Kennedy Fire District
Maple Springs Fire District
Panama Fire District
Portland Fire District 1
Ripley Fire District
Sheridan Fire District
Stockton Fire District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Library (2)

Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System
Dunkirk Public Library (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Water & Sewer (1)

Chautauqua Utility District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)