Ontario County

Ontario County towns and villages (click to enlarge)

Ontario County is southeast of Monroe County and is part of the Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county name is a corruption of the Iroquois word meaning "beautiful water." ¹.

The County Seat is in Canandaigua and the county is governed by a Board of Supervisors made up of the Town Supervisor from each of the towns in the county with one extra from Canandaigua and two extra from Geneva.

Located within the Rochester region, Ontario County is bordered on the north by Wayne County, on the northwest by Monroe County and on the west by Livingston County.

Towns

Bristol, Canadice, Canandaigua, East Bloomfield, Farmington, Geneva, Gorham, Hopewell, Manchester, Naples, Phelps, Richmond, Seneca, South Bristol, Victor, and West Bloomfield

Cities

Canandaigua, Geneva

Villages

Bloomfield, Clifton Springs, Manchester, Naples, Phelps, Village, Rushville, Shortsville, Victor, Village

Hamlets

Cheshire


Fishers - Fishers,_New_York


Honeoye - Honeoye,_New_York

Lakes

• Canadice Lake
  

• Canandaigua Lake
  

• Seneca Lake - southeastern border
  

• Hemlock Lake - southwestern border
  

• Honeoye Lake

Major Routes

Major east-west routes from Rochester include Interstate 90, Route 5, US Route 20 and Route 31. Route 14 is one of the primary north-south routes connecting to Watkins Glen and the City of Elmira. Route 96 runs northwest to southeast from Rochester, Brighton, Pittsford, and Perinton through Victor, Farmington, Manchester and Phelps.

Attractions and Noteworthy Facts

• Eastview Mall
  

• Finger Lakes Community College

Notes and References

• County Website
  

• Summary of Data and Trends

Links

• Ontario County Overview & Real Estate Listings from ZagPad

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