Transit Road divides the village: those living east of Transit are residents of the Town of Lancaster, those living to the west are residents of the Town of Cheektowaga.

One of the earliest settlers in the area was Appolos Hitchcock, who came in 1808 to settle south of Broadway along Cayuga Creek, west of Bordon Road. He served as a liaison and agent between the Holland Land Company and the Indians, who respected him. He built homes for each of his sons along Broadway. A red brick home was built at the corner of Broadway and Borden about 1855 for his youngest son, James.

It is said the earliest settlers in the area cut trees in the vast forests and sold the wood in Buffalo and to ships in the port. It is also said that Appolos Hitchcock induced German settlers to come to town by clearing a piece of land and renting or selling it to these thrifty people, with the promise- that he would buy their corn. He distilled grown corn and sold it to the government for medicinal purposes.

For many years, the village hall was on the northwest comer of Gould and Penora Streets. Later, Alexander Utecht, a northsider and son of a contractor, was designated architect for a new village hall. Ultimately, he designed not only the village hall, but the Odd Fellows Hall (now the Twin Village VFW Post), the Eagles Club (now the Depew Boys Club) and many other public buildings and private homes. The present village hall is located in the former St. Augustine Elementary School.