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York Center

Ghost town · Livingston County, New York

Caledonia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Caledonia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

York Center is a ghost town in Livingston County, New York. It is one of 3 former communities in Livingston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 22 New York counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists York Center as a historical populated place on the Geneseo topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.8711° N, 77.8722° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGeneseo
Elevation729 ft
Nearest living townYork, NY
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2105971
Coordinates42.87111, -77.87222

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What's there now

York Center is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is York, NY (population 427), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 729 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is York Center?

York Center is in Livingston County, New York, at 42.8711, -77.8722.

How many ghost towns are in Livingston County?

Livingston County, New York has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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