GUILFORD – Today, the hamlet of Yaleville in the township of Guilford is considered a Lost Hamlet. Most people call the area Route 38 or the Bainbridge – Guilford Road. As far back as 1800 settlement began with the arrival of the Yale family followed by the Cooper, Bradley, Wiley and other early pioneers. A church and a school were built and a post office was operated by Birdsall Yale. The blacksmith shop and the creamery added to this developing community. As the 1850’s arrived German immigrants settled and farmed in this fertile valley. Surrounding the heart of Yaleville were settlements that were considered part of the hamlet such as South Hill and Roots Corners. “Into the Valley of the Yales” covers some of the history that has never been published before.
 Six cemeteries are located in the area of Yaleville. The Guilford Historical Society has been active in documenting and publishing books on the town’s 22 cemeteries. Previous publications include: Maplewood, Mt Upton, Sunset Hill, Guilford, and Guilford Center Cemetery. The new publication; “Into the Valley of the Yales” is the next installment.
 The book documents the burials in Yaleville Cemetery and goes further by adding short stories about the people of the markers recorded and includes some history of the cemetery association. Find out about Luman Yale and his church. Read about the early drug products produced for drug stores in the story of the Cole family. Learn about the history of the schoolhouse and read the story of the German immigrants. The book is dedicated to Lawrence Gridley who dedicated most of his life to farming, caring for the cemetery and documenting the history of the hamlet.
To obtain a copy of the new book and earlier publications, contact the Guilford Historical Society at 895-6532. Copies will also be available at the Guilford Historical Society Social on Saturday, July 14 at the Guilford United Methodist Church. Order early as the society published a limited number and the copies go quickly.