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Welcome to La Grange ...

La Grange is located in Wyoming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Grange, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

La Grange is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for La Grange: 585

Communities Also Named La Grange ...

While we believe that this La Grange is located in Wyoming County, we know of another 2 New York communities named La Grange. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dutchess and Orange County.

Beyond New York, there are 20 communities that are also named La Grange - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near La Grange ...

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

  • Batavia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneseo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Le Roy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
  • Perry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
  • Avon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Warsaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Morris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Attica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Caledonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Livonia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Grange ...

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

Adding La Grange to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Grange 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 La Grange was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found La Grange in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Grange.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Wyoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Grange - 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.