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Great Valley

Great Valley is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York.  The town is named after its local geographical setting, a relative comparison of two tributaries (the other being the neighboring Little Valley) of the Allegheny River.

The town was first settled around 1812. The Town of Great Valley was formed in 1818, taken from part of the Town of Olean. In 1831, the Town of Allegany was made from the southeast part of Great Valley, and in 1842 the Town of Carrollton was made from the southwest part of Great Valley.  Part of the Allegany Reservation was annexed in 1847.

It is an interior town, lying just a little south of the center of Cattaraugus County. Its surface is mountainous and hilly upland. The highest summit, near the southwest corner, is 1300 feet above the river. The Allegany River flows through the southwest corner, receiving the Great Valley Creek as tributary.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 50.2 square miles, of which, 50.2 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square miles of it (0.06%) is water.

The Allegheny River flows through the southeast corner of the town, and the Great Valley Creek is an important stream in the town.

US Route 219 is a major north-south highway in the town and intersects New York State Route 98 in Great Valley village.

Learn more about Great Valley, NY.

Places in Great Valley

Seasonal produce and you-pick fruit!

This victorian home sleeps 8+ and has all the amenities you would require.

Greenhouse of locally-grown, healthy, bedding plants, flowers and garden accessories.
A pumpkin farm that opens seasonally with fun, food, and excitement!
A little shop that offers stained Glass Windows, Hand Crafted Quilts, Garden Decorations and much, MUCH more!
A family owned and operated "hobby" shop.
A restaurant directly across from Great Valley Airport so local pilots have plenty of room to land and park for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Small-town bar outside of Ellicottville.
The clubhouse is available to the public to rent for an event.
Great Deli Food!
An idyllic Allegheny Mountain retreat awaits at this 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath vacation rental house.
Vacation rentals of chalet-style homes, suites and modern summer cottages that are completely furnished.
Do you want ice cream all year long?
Looking for a venue?
Go-Kart racing on a paved track.
Roadside produce stand in Great Valley.
Farm Shop & Cafe

Spring Music Jamboree

Enjoy live music at the Spring Music Jamboree!

  • 1:00pm-2:15pm Squish Kitty
  • 2:30pm-3:45pm Wild Fire
  • 4:00pm-5:30pm Chillbillys
  • 5:45pm-7:00pm Interstate Daydream
  • 7:15pm-8:30pm Bob Hartle Band
  • 8:45pm-10:pm IT

Cover changed of $5 per person at the door (children under 12 free)

Basket/Chinese auction

Special raffle item from the Fire Department

50/50 tickets

Larry's Food Wagon will be available to the public.

Sip & Carve Adult Pumpkin Carving Class with Eric Jones!

Come out to Pumpkinville on October 18th for an exclusive Pumpkin Carving class with the one and only, Eric Jones! 

Eric Jones is an Olean, NY native and celebrated sculptor and caricature artist! He has been featured on The Food Network's Halloween Wars, holds the 2023 Guinness World Record for carving the larges jack-o-lantern, and won Season 3 of The Food Network's Outrageous Pumpkins

Pumpkin Carving Class with Eric Jones!

Come out to Pumpkinville on either September 20th or October 4th for an exclusive Pumpkin Carving class with the one and only, Eric Jones! 

Eric Jones is an Olean, NY native and celebrated sculptor and caricature artist! He has been featured on The Food Network's Halloween Wars, holds the 2023 Guinness World Record for carving the larges jack-o-lantern, and won Season 3 of The Food Network's Outrageous Pumpkins