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Welcome to East Gaines ...

East Gaines is located in Orleans County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Gaines, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for East Gaines: E. Gaines

East Gaines is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: East Gaines lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for East Gaines: 585

Communities near East Gaines ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Gaines.

  • Brockport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Albion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Medina
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Spencerport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
    • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <3>
  • Churchville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Middleport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Oakfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
    • Holley is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <3>
  • Bergen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Gaines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Gaines.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Gaines. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Gaines.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Gaines. See our Newspapers Page for East Gaines.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Gaines ...

Looking for more information about East Gaines? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Gaines, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Gaines.

Adding East Gaines to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Gaines in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Gaines was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found East Gaines in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Gaines.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orleans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Gaines - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.