Geneseo (village), New York

Geneseo, New York
Village
The Bear Fountain sits in the center of Geneseo's Main Street. In this picture, it is decorated with flags for Memorial Day.
Geneseo, New York Location in the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°47′45″N 77°48′49″W / 42.79583°N 77.81361°W / 42.79583; -77.81361Coordinates: 42°47′45″N 77°48′49″W / 42.79583°N 77.81361°W / 42.79583; -77.81361
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Livingston
Village incorporated	1832
Government
• Mayor	Dr. Richard B. Hatheway
Area
• Total	2.79 sq mi (7.22 km2)
• Land	2.79 sq mi (7.22 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	909 ft (277 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	7,579
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	14454
Area code(s)	585
FIPS code	36-28618
GNIS feature ID	0978991
Website	GeneseoNY.org

Geneseo /ˌdʒɛnᵻˈsiːoʊ/ is a village in and the county seat of Livingston County in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States, outside of Rochester. The population was 7,579 at the 2000 census. The English name "Geneseo" is an anglicization of the Iroquois name for the earlier Iroquois town there, Gen-nis-he-yo (which means "beautiful valley").

The village of Geneseo is entirely contained within the western part of the town of Geneseo at the junction of State Routes 39 and 63 with U.S. Route 20A. A portion of the village — the Geneseo Historic District — was designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior in 1991.

The town of Geneseo was established in 1789, prior to the formation of Livingston County. Settlement began shortly after the arrival of James and William Wadsworth in 1790. The brothers came to the Genesee Valley from Connecticut as agents of their uncle, Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth, to care for and sell the land he had purchased. The Wadsworths were participants in the negotiations of the Treaty of Big Tree between Robert Morris and the Senecas at the site of Geneseo in 1797.