Swormville is a hamlet in the eastern part of Amherst and the western part of Clarence, New York, United States. [1]
Named after Adam Schworm, a prominent landowner and businessman who built a store on the Clarence side of Transit Road, Swormville has a population of 17,694. [2] Swormville was originally dubbed "Schwormville," and has also been occasionally referred to as "Swormsville."
Bavarian and French immigrants began settling in the Swormville area during the late 1830s following a heavy migration of German people and the subsequent separation of Alden and Newstead. The Rev. John Neumann, a Catholic missionary, founded the "Parish of the Transit", now known as St. Mary's. He used to walk to Swormville from his headquarters in Williamsville. [3] Immigrants from Palma and Motavia began to settle in the area in the 1800s.
The community is bisected by Transit Road, NY Route 78, an important north-south highway.
Swormville is located in Erie County of Western New York and is northeast of Buffalo.
St. Mary's School, with students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight, is a Catholic private school and the only school located in Swormville. [4]
The public school system is Williamsville.
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