Seneca County, New York

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Created from Cayuga Co., Mar. 1804.

French, Gazetteer of the State of New York, 699.

French, J. H. Gazetteer of the State of New York: Embracing a Comprehensive View of the Geography, Geology, and General History of the State. . . . 8th ed. Syracuse, NY: R. Pearsall Smith, 1860.

Most of western and eastern boundaries formed by Seneca and Cayuga lakes, respectively.

French, Gazetteer of the State of New York, 699.

Comprehensive Works Cited

French, J. H. Gazetteer of the State of New York: Embracing a Comprehensive View of the Geography, Geology, and General History of the State. . . . 8th ed. Syracuse, NY: R. Pearsall Smith, 1860.

Area first settled at Seneca Falls, 1787.

Gordon, Gazetteer of the State of New York, 614.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Gordon, Thomas F. Gazetteer of the State of New York: Comprehending Its Colonial History. . . . Philadelphia: By the author, 1836.

Population in 1830 about 21,000.

Chapin, Complete Reference Gazetteer of the United States, 282.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Chapin, William. A Complete Reference Gazetteer of the United States of North America; Containing a General View of the United States. . . . New York: W. Chapin and J. B. Taylor, 1839.

Population in 1840 about 25,000.

Gazetteer of the State of New-York, 25.

Comprehensive Works Cited

A Gazetteer of the State of New-York: Comprising its Topography, Geology, Mineralogical Resources, Civil Divisions, Canals, Railroads and Public Institutions. . . . Albany: J. Disturnell, 1842.

Many people in area were receptive to JS and were baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

JS History, vol. A-1, 23.

Comprehensive Works Cited

JS History / Smith, Joseph, et al. History, 1838–1856. Vols. A-1–F-1 (original), A-2–E-2 (fair copy). Historian’s Office, History of the Church, 1839–ca. 1882. CHL. CR 100 102, boxes 1–7. The history for the period after 5 Aug. 1838 was composed after the death of Joseph Smith.

Fayette Township was significant Latter-day Saint settlement where many key events in early Latter-day Saint history occurred.

JS History, 1839 [draft], 11; JS to “the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,” 7 Sept. 1842, in Doctrine and Covenants 106, 1844 ed. [D&C 128]; Berrett, Sacred Places, 2:137–140.

Comprehensive Works Cited

JS History, 1838–ca. 1841 (draft) / Smith, Joseph. History, 1838–ca. 1841. Draft. CHL.

The Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Carefully Selected from the Revelations of God. Compiled by Joseph Smith. 2nd ed. Nauvoo, IL: John Taylor, 1844. Selections also available in Robin Scott Jensen, Richard E. Turley Jr., Riley M. Lorimer, eds., Revelations and Translations, Volume 2: Published Revelations. Vol. 2 of the Revelations and Translations series of The Joseph Smith Papers, edited by Dean C. Jessee, Ronald K. Esplin, and Richard Lyman Bushman (Salt Lake City: Church Historian’s Press, 2011).

Berrett, LaMar C., ed. Sacred Places: A Comprehensive Guide to Early LDS Historical Sites. 6 vols. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1999–2007.

Seneca County, New York

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