Did You Know?
- The Town of Junius was established in 1803 and once covered a vast portion of northern Seneca County, including present-day Waterloo, Tyre, and much of Seneca Falls.
- Junius was named by clerk Robert Harpur after either the Roman writer Junius or the Roman patriot Lucius Junius Brutus.
- Pioneer settler Thomas Beadle arrived in Junius in 1795, helping establish one of the earliest communities in the region.
- The hamlet of Dublin received its name from Irish immigrant Joseph Moody, who wanted to create a reminder of Ireland’s capital city in his new home.
- In 1805, David Southwick operated the town’s first sawmill on Lot No. 29, supporting the rapid growth of framed homes and businesses in the area.
- By 1875, the Town of Junius had eight school buildings serving 474 students between the ages of 5 and 21.
- The oldest known burial in Junius was Mrs. Submit Southwick, who was interred in 1802 near the Southwick schoolhouse cemetery.
