I heard about Ives from Jim in a several comments on my summary of Joseph Ives, our common ancestor. He wrote that the area of Hamden that many Ives settled in is called Mt. Carmel. The area where some had their homes and factories was called Ivesville. So I looked it up on Google. There was a lot on Ivesville, Arkansas that is still going strong.
I found several links to Ivesville CT including this summary from Roadside Thoughts, “Our information shows that the community of Ivesville no longer exists. Although Ivesville is gone, we would like to be sure that it continues to be remembered by having a presence on our website. As we gather information about Ivesville, we'll be sure to add our findings here. While we don't have the exact location of the community of Ivesville, we believe that it would have been located within the boundaries of present-day New Haven County.”
Ivesville was established by Elam Ives, born in 1762, who developed an early industrial village centered around the fabrication of indusrtrial parts. Although the name was bestowed on the area after his death (see below). His house still stands on Ives Street in what is now Ives Corner. When Long Island Sound was blockaded by the British during the War of 1812, he established an overland freight route between New York and Boston to keep goods moving. Elam is a descedent of Wiiliam and Joseph Ives - William > Joseph > Ebenezer > James > Elam so he must have known his cousins Jonathan and Jeremiah who lived in the area.
Much of this information comes from the Hamden Historical Society through Jim. In 1848 the tracks of the Canal railroad line were laid on the west side of Whitney Avenue in Mount Carmel. A coal yard, water tower, and station platform were built opposite Ives Street. The area came to be known as Ives Station and was changed to Ivesville after a station was built a few miles north. A post office was added in James Ives store in 1853, with his brother Lucius as the postmaster.
The railroad was moved in 1888 making the shipping of the industrial goods more difficult. This loss, coupled with the waning of the carriage industry, foreshadowed the decline of manufacturing in the area. By the early 20th century much of the manufacturing had stopped. The area changed from an industrial village to another commercial center in Hamden. The town stopped being a separate entity.
I also found Ives Corner in New Haven County and it still exists between Hamden and Cheshire and is described on place names as well as map quest. Jim wrote that Ives Corner is actually the corner of Whitney Avenue and Ives Street in Mt Carmel.
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