Ellington is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States.

The first religious services were held at the house of James Bates in 1817 by Rev.

[4][5] In Ellington's early years there were a few saw-mills in the town, in which most of the townsfolk that didn't have other jobs worked.

The original School House built in 1852 was known as "The Box of Knowledge" and reportedly started as a teachers college.

Reportedly there were moonshine stills hidden in an old root cellar on 28th Creek Rd known as "The Hide Out" and "Hole in the Wall", however it is unknown if this is true or not.

The Floods of Ellington On September 8, 1865, a storm caused Twenty-eighth Creek, which runs through the southern part of the town, to turn into a terrifying river of logs and wreckage.

Homes, stores, the Hotel, and the Baptist Church were all reportedly destroyed or washed away.

On August 2, 1979, another terrible flood from Twenty-eighth Creek ravaged the town.

The Baptist Church sustained damage as well as the former town hall and around 40 homes.

16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

For a few years early on political speakers were asked to orate at the event, but this was quickly dropped.