 perrysburg is a hamlet, census-designated place, and former village in cattaraugus county, new york, united states. the population was 401 at the 2010 census. it is named after commodore oliver hazard perry. the community is in the south-central part of the town of perrysburg. the hamlet is west of gowanda. == history == a settlement has been located in the general area of the current village since the early 19th century. early settlers included veterans of the war for american independence and the war of 1812, who had used their pensions to buy farmland through the holland land company. the village of perrysburg was 
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