Cuba is a town on the western border of Allegany County, New York, United States.

The federally recognized tribe of Seneca Native Americans has a reservation on the western town line.

So in all probability, the Legislators of 1822, when they set aside the township from the town of Friendship, by accident, stumbled upon the word and appropriated the name, the significance of which is pleasant to think of.

"Simeon DeWitt, the surveyor general for New York State in the early 19th century, was an avid student of ancient Roman mythology and is credited with suggesting the name.

[6] Formerly known as Township 3 Range 2 of the Holland Land Purchase,[6] the settlement of Cuba began in 1817, and the town was separated in 1822, and a village incorporated in 1850.

Between 1810 and the late 1820s the place saw a boom in both settlement and population as many of the town's first businesses, churches and schools were established.

Part of the reason for why Cuba was so important in the cheese trade was its location on railroads making access from New York City easy.

[9] It is the highest reservoir in Allegany County and the sixth-highest in western New York State.

This is the site of a famed spring described by the Franciscan Missionary Joseph de La Roche Daillon in 1627, the first recorded mention of oil on the North American Continent.

Cuba is also home to the McKinney Stables of Empire City Farms, which the locals call the Block Barn, on Route 305 south of the Historic District.

Constructed in 1909, this structure, which is made almost entirely of cement, is nearly 350 feet (110 m) long and is completely fireproof.

It was once considered by the Anheuser Busch company as a spot to house its famous Clydesdales.

The Middle High School sits north of the town on Route 305 and teaches grades 6-12.

The Rebel's mascot resembles Yosemite Sam, with slight variations in the character design in order to avoid copyright issues.