Welcome to Gaines ...

Gaines is located in Orleans County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gaines, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1816.

Gaines is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gaines lies within the (585) area code.

Communities Also Named Gaines ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gaines - they are located in Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gaines ...

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

• Batavia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <4>
• Brockport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockport
  • Brockport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockport <4>
• Medina
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Middleport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
• Oakfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
  • Oakfield is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <4>
• Holley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Bergen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
  • Bergen is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergen <4>
• Lyndonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndonville
  • Lyndonville is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndonville <4>
• Elba
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Elba is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <4>
• Barker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
  • Barker is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barker <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 Gaines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gaines.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gaines ...

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

Adding Gaines to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gaines post office opened in 1816.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gaines.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orleans County: www.orleansny.com/

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