[2] The village and the town are named after Angelica Schuyler Church, a daughter of General Philip Schuyler, sister-in-law of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and wife of John Barker Church.

Founded by Philip Church, nephew of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton.

Philip Church took a large tract of land that he had inherited in upstate New York and established the town of Angelica (Alexander Hamilton's beloved sister-in-law), named in his mother's honor.

The Old Allegany County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has an area of 2.15 square miles (5.57 km2), all land.

Dubbed the "Town where History Lives", Angelica is home to a number of antique shops which attract shoppers from throughout the state.

The racial makeup of the village was 98.01% White, 0.78% Native American, 0.11% Asian, and 1.11% from two or more races.