Cayuga County, NY

Cayuga County, N. Y., c. h. at Auburn. W. central part.  Extends from Lake Erie S. along the E. shore of Seneca Lake. It contains Owasco Lake, and includes the upper W. shore of Skeneatales Lake. It is crossed by the Erie Canal and by the Rochester and Syracuse Railroad. The soil is very fertile, yielding large crops of grain of different kinds. There are several important sulphur and saline springs, and also a chalybeate spring in the county.

CAYUGA COUNTY, situated toward the western part of New York, with Cayuga lake on the west, Skaneateles lake on the east, and Lake Ontario on the north; watered, also, by Seneca river, Owasco lake, and the Erie canal. Area, 648 square miles. Face of the country somewhat hilly, with a very productive soil. Seat of justice, Auburn. Pop. in 1820, 38,897; in 1830, 47,947; in 1840, 50,338; in 1850, 55,460.