Welcome to Fayette ...

Fayette is located in Seneca County<1>.

The location of Fayette has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fayette, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Fayette is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Fayette ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Fayette - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fayette.

Communities near Fayette ...

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

• Auburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Geneva
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
• Seneca Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Falls
  • Seneca Falls is located in Seneca County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 6,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca Falls <4>
• Penn Yan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Yan
  • Penn Yan is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn Yan <4>
• Waterloo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Lyons
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Clifton Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
  • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <4>
• Clyde
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Phelps
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Phelps is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phelps <4>
• Port Byron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
  • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
  • Former name for Port Byron:
  • Bucksville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <4>

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 Fayette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fayette.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fayette. 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 Fayette.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fayette ...

Looking for more information about Fayette? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fayette, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fayette.

Adding Fayette to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fayette 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 Fayette was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fayette post office opened in 1826.

We also found Fayette in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fayette.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fayette. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Seneca County: www.co.seneca.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/