Welcome to Gaines Basin ...

Gaines Basin is located in Orleans County<1>.

Gaines Basin is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gaines Basin: 585

Communities near Gaines Basin ...

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

• Batavia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Batavia is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <3>
• Brockport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Brockport is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockport <3>
• Medina
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Medina is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <3>
• Middleport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Middleport is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <3>
• Oakfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Oakfield is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <3>
• Holley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Holley is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <3>
• Bergen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bergen is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergen <3>
• Lyndonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyndonville is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndonville <3>
• Elba
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Elba is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <3>
• Barker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Barker is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barker <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gaines Basin ...

Looking for more information about Gaines Basin? 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 Gaines Basin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gaines Basin.