From the record
92 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
110 topographic sheets cover 99 settlements here, and 92 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
92 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.




Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 7 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.





Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,308 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.
















































The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.
Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 958 of them, burning about 1,155 acres. 99 started naturally and 164 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 462 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 164 |
| Natural | 99 |
| Debris and open burning | 91 |
| Smoking | 62 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 41 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Other causes | 6 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 88 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 November 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 48 acres | New York Forest Rangers | BIG BEECH FIRE |
| 20 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | 42 acres | New York Forest Rangers | WHITE FIRE |
| 1 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 41 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 26 April 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 33 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 28 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 April 2007 | Smoking | 12 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 May 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.5 acres | New York Forest Rangers | DEPOT ROAD FIRE |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 351 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 2 injuries and about $15,252,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 240 |
| Flash Flood | 42 |
| Hail | 40 |
| Flood | 11 |
| Heavy Rain | 10 |
| Tornado | 3 |
| Lightning | 3 |
| Heavy Snow | 2 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1999 | Heavy Snow | Lakeville | 1 hurt, $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Livonia | 1 hurt, $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Nunda | $10,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Dansville | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Dansville | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 1991 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeville | $200,000 | Downed trees were abundant in Lakeville, including several on houses. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Springwater | $200,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Conesus | $200,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Ashantee | $180,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groveland | $150,000 | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Flood | Ross Corners | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Flood | Maple Beach | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Flood | Livonia Center | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Livonia | $85,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Canawaugus | $75,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Heavy Snow | Avon | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneseo | $50,000 | Multiple large trees were downed across a large swath of Geneseo. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneseo | $50,000 | Downed trees littered the length of Route 20A east of Geneseo. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conesus Lake | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorms developed across the area ahead of a cold front. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Some of the downed trees caused structural damage to homes. At Conesus Lake, a dock and boat were damaged. In Oswego County, a waterspout came ashore at Sandy Point on County Route 15. Numerous trees, wires and telephone poles were downed. Several residences and vehicles were destroyed. Several docks were lifted out of the water. In Jefferson County, several waterspouts were sighted off Montario Point. One waterspout came ashore and moved 300 yards inland uprooting several large trees which destroyed a lakeside home. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Livonia | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | White Bridge | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Avon | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dansville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dansville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Mt Morris | $45,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dansville | $40,000 | Winds tore off portion of the Dansville High School roof. |
| December 2010 | Flood | Hunt | $40,000 | The Genesee River at Portageville crested at 21.67 feet at 1:45AM EDT on December 2nd. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Nunda | $40,000 | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dansville | $35,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds. A tree fell on a house in Dansville. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Ashantee | $35,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Avon | $35,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Lakeville Hannas Arp | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Conesus | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Piffard | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashantee | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groveland | $25,000 | Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Dansville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Livonia | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Livonia | $25,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Caledonia | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1960 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | $20,000 | Trees were downed onto a house in Livonia. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Geneseo | $20,000 | Heavy rain washed out a culvert on North Lima Road. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneseo | $20,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avon | $20,000 | Law enforcement reported numerous trees and wires down from thunderstorm winds near Avon. Trees damaged several parked cars. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dansville | $20,000 | Local television showed a tree down on a house. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leicester | $20,000 | Law enforcement reported power poles and lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $20,000 | Law enforcement reported a large tree downed by thunderstorm winds fell on a house. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeville | $20,000 | A downed tree damaged a house on Boller Street. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Caledonia | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Ashantee | $20,000 | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneseo | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Morris | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avon | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leicester | $20,000 | no account filed |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 60 workings inside this county. 26 still produce and 34 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 38 |
| Salt | 18 |
| Halite | 2 |
| Potassium, Gypsum-Anhydrite | 2 |
| Natural Gas | 2 |
| Limestone, General | 1 |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Crushed Stone Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rochester Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| E.Whitney No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| Harold Hunt No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| Old Retsof Shaft | Halite, Potassium, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1884 | |
| Retsof Mine | Halite, Potassium, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1884 | |
| Conesus Lake Salt & Min.Co.Well #4 | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Dansville Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Fuller Shaft | Salt | Producer | ||
| Geo.F.Hudson Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Gruschow No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| J.J.Gilmore No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Livingston Salt Co.Well No.1 | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Livonia Salt Shaft | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Livonia Salt Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Nunda Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Phoenix Salt Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Retsof Shaft & Mill | Salt | Plant | ||
| Royal Salt Co.Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Salt Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Sterling Salt Shaft No.1 | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| York Salt Co.Well No.1 | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Chester L. Mcmaster S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chester L. Mcmaster S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East Avon Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Halpin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Halpin Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Dept. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kennedy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kennedy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kennedy's Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lawson Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Number 1 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Number 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nunda Highway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nunda Village Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Portage Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| River Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| West River Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| West River Road Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
Geneseo town · 14454 · Near Cottonwood Gully · Livonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1983
Groveland town · 14435 · Near Cottonwood Gully · Livonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1983
Leicester town · 14481 · On Little Beards Creek · Geneseo quadrangle
24 sheets, 1904 to 1983
North Dansville town · 14437 · On Little Mill Creek · Dansville quadrangle
24 sheets, 1902 to 1983
Geneseo town · 14454 · Near Sand Point Gully · Livonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1983
Conesus town · 14435 · Near Cottonwood Gully · Livonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1983
Livonia town · 14466 · On Kinney Creek · Honeoye quadrangle
22 sheets, 1901 to 1983
No longer a settlement
Leicester town · 14481 · On Little Beards Creek · Leicester quadrangle
23 sheets, 1904 to 1983
Avon town · 14414 · On Little Conesus Creek · Caledonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1904 to 1983
Geneseo town · 14454 · Near Long Point Gully · Livonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1983
Groveland town · 14435 · On North McMillan Creek · Conesus quadrangle
22 sheets, 1902 to 1983
Livonia town · 14487 · Near Denshore Gully · Livonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1983
Livonia town · 14487 · Near North Gully · Livonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1983
Caledonia town · 14423 · Near Collings Hill · Caledonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1904 to 1983
Livonia town · 14487 · Near Denshore Gully · Livonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1983
Livonia town · 14487 · Near Denshore Gully · Livonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1983
Geneseo town · 14454 · Near Sand Point Gully · Livonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1983
Mount Morris town · 14510 · On Allens Creek · Sonyea quadrangle
21 sheets, 1905 to 1983
Geneseo town · 14454 · Near Denshore Gully · Livonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1983
Avon town · 14414 · On North Fork Jaycox Creek · Geneseo quadrangle
24 sheets, 1904 to 1983
Livonia town · 14487 · Near Henderson Hill · Livonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1983
Springwater town · 14560 · On Limekiln Creek · Springwater quadrangle
24 sheets, 1902 to 1983
Leicester town · 14481 · Near Taunton Gully · Leicester quadrangle
23 sheets, 1904 to 1983
Mount Morris town · 14510 · Near Wildcat Gully · Sonyea quadrangle
21 sheets, 1905 to 1983
Geneseo town · 14454 · Near Sand Point Gully · Livonia quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1983
Conesus town · 14435 · On North McMillan Creek · Conesus quadrangle
22 sheets, 1902 to 1983
Springwater town · 14560 · Near Marrowback Hill · Conesus quadrangle
22 sheets, 1902 to 1983
York town · 14533 · On Bairds Creek · Geneseo quadrangle
24 sheets, 1904 to 1983
No longer a settlement
The vanished settlements of Livingston County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.