Honeoye, New York
| Honeoye | |
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| hamlet & CDP | |
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| Coordinates: 42°47′24″N 077°31′01″W / 42.79000°N 77.51694°WCoordinates: 42°47′24″N 077°31′01″W / 42.79000°N 77.51694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Ontario County |
| Town | Town of Richmond |
| Area (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 0.921 sq mi (2.39 km2) |
| • Land | 0.921 sq mi (2.39 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 814 ft (248 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 579 |
| • Density | 628.7/sq mi (242.7/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| ZIP code | 14471 |
| Area code | 585 |
| FIPS code | 36-35353 |
| GNIS feature ID | 953132 |
| Website | townofrichmond |
Honeoye (pronounced huh-nee-oi) is a hamlet in the Town of Richmond, in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 579 at the 2010 census, which lists the community as a census-designated place (CDP).
It is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) south of downtown Rochester, New York. The community is at the north end of Honeoye Lake, one of the minor Finger Lakes. It is primarily situated along U.S. Route 20A (New York) between Ontario County Roads 33 and 37. The center of the hamlet can roughly be placed at the intersection of Route 20A and Ontario County Road 36 (West Lake Road).
Due to its location at the northerntip of Honeoye Lake and seasonal recreational population, the hamlet contains several businesses, including gas stations and grocery, drug, liquor, hardware, auto-parts, and convenience stores. It also contains several restaurants, a doctor's office, dentist's office, and Honeoye Central School, which is K-12. There are also multiple churches, a fire station, library, beach, park, state boat launch, and hiking trail.
The name "Honeoye" is believed to have originated from the Seneca word "Ha-ne-a-yeh" or "lying finger" which described the lake that now shares the same name as the hamlet.
The area that is now the hamlet of Honeoye is thought to have first been inhabited by the Point Peninsula Indians more than 10,000 years ago. Following them came the Seneca, who settled their village at the northeast part of Honeoye Lake, just north of the present-day community of Honeoye Lake Park.
During the American Revolution, this Seneca village was destroyed by General John Sullivan in September 1779 as part of his campaign to eliminate the threat from the Iroquois, most of whose nations were allied with the British. At the site of the Indian village, Sullivan's troops built a small garrison known as Fort Cummings, named for the commanding officer left in charge. Here they left their "sick, lame and lazy" as well as a large portion of their supplies, so they could quickly enter the Genesee country to the west and drive the Seneca from the frontier.
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