Genesee County, NY

GENESEE COUNTY, situated toward the westerly part of New York, and traversed by the Erie canal. Area, 473 square miles. Face of the country undulating; soil rich and well cultivated. Seat of justice, Batavia. Pop. in 1810, 12,588; in 1820, 58,693; in 1830, 51,992; in 1840, 59,587; in 1850, 28,490. (Fanning's, 1853)