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Welcome to Little Genesee ...

Little Genesee is located in Allegany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Genesee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.

Little Genesee is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Little Genesee: 14754<3>

Communities near Little Genesee ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Genesee ...

Looking for more information about Little Genesee? 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 Little Genesee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Little Genesee.

Adding Little Genesee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little Genesee 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 (so far) for Little Genesee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Little Genesee post office opened in 1828.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Genesee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Allegany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Genesee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Little Genesee). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Little Genesee or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/