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Livingston County, New York
Livingston County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 61,834. Its county seat is Geneseo. The county is named after Robert R. Livingston, who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and negotiated the Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase (french: Vente de la Louisiane, translation=Sale of Louisiana) was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or app .... Livingston County is part of the Rochester, New York, Rochester Rochester, New York metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History On February 23, 1821, Livingston County, New York was formed from Ontario County, New York, Ontario and Genesee County, New York, Genesee Counties. The twelve original towns were: Avon, New York, Avon, Caledonia, New York, Caledonia, Conesus, New York, Conesus, Geneseo, New York, Geneseo (county seat), Groveland, Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Counties In New York
There are 62 counties in the state of New York. The first 12 were created immediately after the British took over the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam; two of these counties were later abolished, their land going to Massachusetts. The newest is Bronx County, created in 1914 from the portions of New York City that had been annexed from Westchester County in the late 19th century and added to New York County. New York's counties are named for a variety of Native American words; British provinces, counties, cities, and royalty; early American statesmen and military personnel; and New York State politicians. The FIPS county code is the five-digit Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code which uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States. The three-digit number is unique to each individual county within a state, but to be unique within the entire United States, it must be prefixed by the state code. This means that, for example, while Albany C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conesus, New York
Conesus is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Livingston County, New York, Livingston County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 2,473 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a native word meaning "berry place". Conesus is on the county's east border, and is north of Dansville, Livingston County, New York, Dansville. History Settlement began ''circa'' 1795. In 1819, Conesus was formed from parts of the towns of Groveland, New York, Groveland and Livonia (town), New York, Livonia as the "Town of Freeport". The name was changed to "Browersville" in March 1825 and was changed to "Conesus" a month later. Conesus is home to the former St. Michael's Mission, a school for Catholic priests that operated from the 1930s until the 1970s. The sprawling complex on Mission Road is now owned by an evangelical Christian church from Colorado Springs. The Conesus Amusement Hall, Kellerman Log Cabin, Payne Cobblestone House, and Sliker Cobbleston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nunda, New York
Nunda (pronounced "none-day") is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 3,064 at the 2010 census. Nunda welcomes visitors with signs stating "Welcome to Nunda, a Nice Place to Live." The name is derived from ''Nunda-wa-ono'', the name given to it by a group of the Seneca people who once lived in the hills and valleys along the Genesee River and Keshequa Creek within the present-day town. In the Seneca language, "Nunda" relates to hills, and a popular translation is "Where the valley meets the hills". Nunda is at the southwest border of the county and contains a village also called Nunda. History In 1790, two small Seneca villages could be found opposite each other on the Chautauqua Hollow Trail which became State Street. Nunda was first settled around 1806 what is now near the village of Nunda. The town was formed in 1808 from the town of Angelica (in Allegany County) before the creation of Livingston County. In 1827, part of Nunda was used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Sparta, New York
West Sparta is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 1,255 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the neighboring town of Sparta. West Sparta is in the south-central part of the county and is northwest of Dansville. History The area was first settled around 1795. The town was formed from the town of Sparta in 1846. The R. P. Kemp No. 1 Site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Canaseraga Creek, a tributary of the Genesee River, and Interstate 390 pass through the town. New York State Route 36 parallels the Interstate. The former Genesee Valley Canal passed through the town. Adjacent towns and areas (Clockwise) * Groveland *Sparta; North Dansville * Ossian * Nunda; Mount Morris Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,244 people, 451 households, and 332 families residing in the town. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steuben County, New York
Steuben County (stu-BEN) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,584. Its county seat is Bath. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a Prussian general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same (). Steuben County comprises the Corning, NY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Elmira-Corning, NY Combined Statistical Area. History Ontario County was established in 1789 to govern lands the state of New York had acquired in the Phelps and Gorham Purchase; at the time it covered the entirety of Western New York. Steuben County, much larger than today, was split off from Ontario County on March 8, 1796. In 1823 a portion of Steuben County was combined with a portion of Ontario County to form Yates County. Steuben County was further reduced in size on April 17, 1854, when a portion was combined with portions of Chemung and Tomp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Dansville, New York
North Dansville is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 5,538 at the 2010 census. The town is in the southeast part of the county. The village of Dansville occupies the center of the town. History The first settlers arrived ''circa'' 1795. The town was organized from the town of Sparta in 1846, and in 1849 North Dansville was increased by more territory from Sparta. The town was at one time on a branch of the Genesee Valley Canal. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. The eastern and southern town lines are the border of Steuben County. The town of Dansville is in Steuben County, directly south of the town of North Dansville. Interstate 390 passes through the town. New York State Route 36, New York State Route 63, and New York State Route 256 pass through the town. Canaseraga Creek flows northward within the town toward the Genesee River. Adjacent towns and areas (Clockwise) *S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York, New York
York is a town in western Livingston County, New York, United States. Its population was 3,397 at the 2010 census. The Abbey of the Genesee in the town's hamlet of Piffard is locally famous due to the production of Monks' Bread. History In 1722, the Tuscarora people moved north to join other Iroquoian natives, the League of the Iroquois, and settled near modern Piffard. The town was first settled by Europeans around 1800. The town was formed in 1819 from parts of the towns of Leicester and Caledonia before the establishment of Livingston County. More territory was added from the town of Covington in 1823. Salt was found in 1883 near modern Retsof, leading to the formation of the New York Rock Salt Company. Further discoveries were made subsequently by the Empire Salt Company and American Rock Salt. The Linwood estate was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Notable people *Chester A. Arthur, US president *Moses Hayden, US congressman * John Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springwater, New York
Springwater is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 2,439 at the 2010 census. Springwater is in the southeast part of the county. History The first settlers arrived around 1807. The town was established in 1816 from the towns of Sparta and Naples. (Naples is a town in Ontario County.) In 1866, a serious conflict between landowners and squatters resulted in the wholesale eviction of many people who were not living on their own land. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.03%, are water. The south town line is the border of Steuben County, and the east town line and part of the north town line is the border of Ontario County. The southernmost part of Hemlock Lake, one of the smaller Finger Lakes, is in the north part of the town. The Springwater Valley through the center of the town terminates at the lake, and includes many streams that feed into Hemlock Lake, including Sprin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparta, New York
Sparta is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 1,624 at the 2010 census. Sparta is in the southeast part of the county and is north of Dansville. History The area was first settled ''circa'' 1794. Sparta was established in 1789 before the establishment of Livingston County. Eventually, Sparta was diminished by the removal of land for other towns, including Springwater (1816), West Sparta (1846), and Groveland (1856). Sparta also received territory from other towns: Dansville (in Steuben County) (1822) and Groveland (1856). Notable people * Alfred Agate, (1812–1846), born in Sparta, noted painter * Frederick Styles Agate, (1803–1844), resident of Sparta, brother of Alfred Agate, noted portraitist and painter * Daniel Shays, leader of Shays' Rebellion, lived his later life here Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total of , all land. A small part of the south town line is the border of Steub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Morris, New York
Mount Morris is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Livingston County, New York, Livingston County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 4,465 at the 2010 census. The town and village were named after Robert Morris (financier), Robert Morris, a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father of the United States. The town of Mount Morris has a village also called Mount Morris (village), New York, Mount Morris. The town is on the western border of the county and is home to part of Letchworth State Park. History The region was first settled by Europeans ''circa'' 1784. It was first known as "Allens Hill", then as "Richmond Hill". The town was formed from the town of Leicester (town), New York, Leicester in 1818. The former Genesee Valley Canal passed through the town. In 1952 Mount Morris Dam was finished on the Genesee River for flood control. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livonia, New York
Livonia is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 7,809. The town contains a village also named Livonia. The town is on the eastern border of the county. In the 19th century numerous migrants moved from here to the Midwest. A group settled in Michigan, naming their community Livonia. History The region was historically occupied by the Seneca people, one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois confederacy. The Seneca inhabited the area well into the 19th century, although many were forced out after the British ceded this territory to the United States following the Revolutionary War. Pioneer Samuel Brownstone conducted violence against the Seneca and other Iroquois peoples in western New York. The Seneca had named the major lake as ''Ga-ne-a-sos'', meaning "Berry Place". It was transliterated into English and is known as Conesus Lake. The town developed between Conesus and Hemlock lakes. The first European-American se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima, New York
Lima (, the name is a shibboleth) is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Livingston County, New York, Livingston County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 4,305 at the 2010 census. The town is in the northeast part of the county, south of Rochester, Monroe County, New York, Rochester. The Lima (village), New York, village of Lima is located within the town. History The town of Lima was organized in 1789 (before Livingston County was established) as the "Town of Charleston", but was renamed "Lima" in 1808 to reflect that many residents had come from Old Lyme, Connecticut, and to avoid confusion with the town of Charleston, New York, Charleston in Montgomery County, New York. The Genesee Wesleyan Seminary (1830) / Genesee College (1849) in Lima village was one of the first co-educational schools in the country when it first opened in 1822. Eventually, determined by a Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist-Episcopal convention in 1870, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
