Headnote
YATES COUNTY, situated toward the westerly part of New York, with Seneca lake on the east, and Crooked lake on the south. Area, 320 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Penn Yan. Pop. in 1820, 11,025; in 1830, 19,019; in 1840 20,444; in 1850, 80,590. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New York

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

Gazetteer/Almanac
YATES COUNTY, situated toward the westerly part of New York, with Seneca lake on the east, and Crooked lake on the south. Area, 320 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Penn Yan. Pop. in 1820, 11,025; in 1830, 19,019; in 1840 20,444; in 1850, 80,590.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 399.
Name Type
Benton, NY City or Town
Dresden, NY City or Town
Penn Yan, NY City or Town
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