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Welcome to Retsof ...

Retsof is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Retsof, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Retsof is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Retsof: 585

Websites for Retsof ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.livchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Retsof, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Retsof ...

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

  • Batavia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneseo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Le Roy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Honeoye Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Morris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Churchville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Caledonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Retsof ...

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

Adding Retsof to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Retsof post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Retsof.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Retsof - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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