Wayne County

Wayne County Towns & Villages Wayne County is east of Monroe County along Lake Ontario and is part of the Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county was named after General Anthony Wayne, a Revolutionary War hero.

The County Seat is in the Village of Lyons and the county is governed by a Board of Supervisors made up of the Town Supervisor from each of the towns in the county.

Towns

Arcadia, Butler, Galen, Huron, Lyons, Marion, Macedon, Ontario, Palmyra, Rose, Savannah, Sodus, Williamson, Walworth, Wolcott

Villages

Clyde - Newark, Village - Lyons, Village - Macedon, Village - Ontario, Village - Palmyra, Village - Red Creek - Sodus, Village - Sodus Point, Village - Wolcott, Village

Unincorporated Communities

Gananda, Hydesville, Macedon Center, Ontario Center, Pultneyville, Union Hill, Williamson Center

Major Routes

Major east-west routes from Rochester include NY 104 and Route 31. Route 14 is one of the primary north-south routes connecting routes 104 and 31 with Interstate 90, Route 20, Route 5, Watkins Glen and the City of Elmira.

Attractions and Noteworthy Facts

• Chimney Bluffs State Park
  

• Erie Canal
  

• Fishing
  

• Fox Sisters - Hydesville was the location of their "haunted house" and birthplace of the sisters.
  

• Ginna Nuclear Power Plant requires Wayne County Emergency Plan.
  

• Hill Cumorah
  

• Newark-Wayne Community Hospital - Located in Newark
  

• Sodus Bay - including Sodus Point and Sodus Point Beach Park
  

• See Wayne County Tourism

Notes and References

• Wayne County Website - Address Book has phone numbers as well as information and links to towns within the county
  

• Official map of town divisions
  

• Wayne County Alternative Energy Task Force
  

• Trails in Wayne County
  

• Summary of data and trends
  

• County Overview & Real Estate Listings from ZagPad