Kennedy, NY

Kennedy is a hamlet and census-designated place in Poland in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The 2020 census counted 473 residents. From 1805–1841, the hamlet was known as Kennedy Mills, in honor of Thomas Ruston Kennedy, the founder of the local mills. The name was changed in 1841 to Kennedyville. In Kennedy, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Kennedy, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Eleven years later, the name changed again, this time to Falconer in honor of Robert and William Falconer. Kennedy is located in the northeastern part of Poland in eastern Chautauqua County, in the valley of Conewango Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River. U.S. Route 62 intersects New York State Route 394 in the center of the hamlet on the north side of Conewango Creek.