Seneca County, New York
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 41 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Ovid.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP21 of 41 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
41 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBSeneca was formed in 1804 (1804-03-24) from Cayuga.
SENECA created from CAYUGA.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusSeneca County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16,609 | 23,619 | 24,874 | 28,138 | 29,278 | 28,114 | 24,735 | 25,732 | 29,253 | 31,984 | 33,733 | 33,342 | 33,814 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Rights National Historical Park | National Historical Park | 14.1 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS42 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 42 of 42 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Bachman Cemetery |
| Bowdish Cemetery |
| Burgh Cemetery |
| Canoga Cemetery |
| Covert Cemetery |
| Crusoe Cemetery |
| Dobbin Cemetery |
| Dutch Cemetery |
| Elisha Williams Cemetery |
| Fayette Church Cemetery |
| Fox Cemetery |
| Holy Cross Cemetery |
| Hubbard Cemetery |
| Jersalem Cemetery |
| Kingdom Cemetery |
| Lakeview Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| McNeal Cemetery |
| Mount Green Cemetery |
| Newton Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Old Covert Cemetery |
| Old Ovid Village Cemetery |
| Ovid Center Cemetery |
| Ovid Street Cemetery |
| Ovid Union Cemetery |
| Quaker Cemetery |
| Quaker Cemetery |
| Rest Vale Cemetery |
| Rural Cemetery |
| Saint Columbkille Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Samuel Bear Cemetery |
| Sheldrake Cemetery |
| Southwick Cemetery |
| Spring Brook Cemetery |
| Townsendville Cemetery |
| Traver Cemetery |
| Tyre City Cemetery |
| West Fayette Cemetery |
| West Lodi Cemetery |
| Willowdale Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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