Genesee County, NY

Headnote
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)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New York

Genesee County, New York (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
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 Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 134.
Name Type
Batavia, NY City or Town
Darien, NY City or Town
Le Roy, NY City or Town
Stafford, NY City or Town
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