Coventry, New York, United States

🇺🇸 Coventry is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The town is named after Coventry, Connecticut, by settlers from New England. Coventry is in the southern part of Chenango County and is north-east of Binghamton.

History The first settlement took place circa 1785 near the current Coventry village. Coventry was formed from the town of Greene in 1806. In 1843, the area of the town was increased from parts of Greene and the town of Oxford.

Due to poor soil conditions, dairy herding was prominent from the pioneer days, leading to five butter and cheese factories in the town at one time in the past.

The District School 4 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 48.9 square miles (126.6 km²), of which 48.7 square miles (126.1 km²) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km²), or 0.34%, is water.

Part of the southern town line is the border of Broome County.

Conjoined New York State Route 41 and New York State Route 206 intersect New York State Route 235, a north–south highway, at Coventry village.

Communities • Blackesley Corner – A hamlet south-east of Coventry village and in the south-eastern part of the town, located on County Road 30. • Bowbell Hill – A location in the south-western part of the town, marked by a hill by that name, once a community in the town. • Coventry – The hamlet of Coventry is at the junction of NY-41 and NY-235. • Coventryville – A hamlet east of Coventry village on NY-206. The District School 2 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.