Genesee County

Genesee County is an administrative division in Western New York between Buffalo and Rochester. The area contains agricultural land, small towns, and the Batavia metropolitan area as its main hub.

The county was established in March 1803 from territory originally part of Ontario County, with Batavia becoming its administrative center. This creation reflected early settlement patterns in Western New York during the early 1800s.

The Holland Land Office Museum in Batavia displays regional artifacts and exhibitions about local development over time. The collections reflect how communities in this area have grown and changed through different periods.

The county lies between two major cities and offers a mix of rural and urban areas to explore. Visitors can easily travel between small communities and access local services in different parts of the region.

The Hiscock Site in Byron contains Ice Age artifacts including ancient tools and animal remains from 12,000 years ago. This location reveals that humans lived in this region thousands of years before European settlement arrived.

Location: New York

Inception: March 1803

Capital city: Batavia

Shares border with: Erie County, Monroe County, Livingston County, Wyoming County, Orleans County, Niagara County

Website: http://co.genesee.ny.us

GPS coordinates: 43.00000,-78.19000

Latest update: December 20, 2025 00:28