Fayette, New York
| Fayette, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Fayette, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°51′N 76°52′W / 42.850°N 76.867°WCoordinates: 42°51′N 76°52′W / 42.850°N 76.867°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Seneca |
| Settled | 1790 |
| Established | March 14, 1800 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Board |
| • Supervisor | Cindy Garlick Lorenzetti |
| • Clerk | Debra Vanni |
| • Court | Justice Joseph Sapio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.5 sq mi (172.2 km2) |
| • Land | 55.2 sq mi (142.9 km2) |
| • Water | 11.3 sq mi (29.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 574 ft (175 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,929 |
| • Density | 71.2/sq mi (27.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13065 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-25505 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978954 |
| Website | http://townoffayetteny.org/ |
Fayette is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 3,929 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Fayette is in the north central part of the county and is southeast of Geneva, New York.
A post office is located in the Town of Fayette although the area is covered by four postal districts. Only the immediate hamlet of Fayette uses a ZIP Code of 13065 for Fayette. Addresses in the eastern section have a ZIP Code of 13148 for Seneca Falls. The central section of the town has a ZIP Code of 13165 for Waterloo, while addresses in the western section have a ZIP Code of 14456 for Geneva.
Seneca was part of the Central New York Military Tract and was first settled around 1790.
The town was established from part of the Town of Romulus in 1800 as the "Town of Washington", but adopted the current name in 1803.
In Fayette on April 6, 1830, Joseph Smith, who was from nearby Palmyra, New York, organized the Church of Christ, later to be known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in a log home owned by Peter Whitmer, Sr. Whitmer was one of five others besides Smith who were the initial six members.
In 1980 this reconstructed log home, built on the site of the original Whitmer home, was dedicated as part of the sesquicentennial celebrations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The dedication was done by then LDS Church President Spencer W. Kimball and was broadcast by satellite, as part of the semi-annual church General Conference, to many LDS stake centers around the world. The Whitmer log home continues to be operated as a religious historical site by the LDS Church.
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