Brushton, NY

Brushton is a village in Franklin County, New York, United States. The 2020 census counted 443 residents. The village is named after Henry Brush, a land owner. Brushton is located in Moira and is west of Malone, the county seat. The short version is that Brushton carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Brushton: its past remains attached to the places people use now. The village took its name from Brush's Mills, which were located on the Little Salmon River. The mills were purchased by Mr. Malone is 11 miles to the east on US-11.