Newspaper archives and history books do not give a small clue to the origin of the name.

[3] From Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa), another name for Iran.

[5] The northern border of the town is partly formed by Cattaraugus Creek, with Erie County on the opposite bank, and the east town line is defined by the South Branch of Cattaraugus Creek.

(Clockwise) As of the census[7] of 2000 For Persia, there were 2,512 people, 961 households, and 602 families residing in the town.

(Town of Persia Supervisor);[9] June is the month for the Annual Hollywood Happening.

[10] In December, a Christmas tree lighting ceremony is held in Chang Hu Park, sponsored by the Gowanda Chamber of Commerce.