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Welcome to York, NY


Overview

York is a town in the northwest corner of Livingston County, bordered to the north by Caledonia; to the east by Avon and Geneseo; to the south by Leicester; and to the west by Genesee County (town of Pavilion) and Wyoming County (town of Warsaw). York has no village, as several Livingston County towns do, but several hamlets, including Retsof, the site of one of the world’s largest salt mines until its collapse in the 1990s.


Essentials

For shopping, York has a Dollar General, a deli, a hardware store and other small shops and a handful of restaurants. For more retail shopping, there’s a Walmart Supercenter in Geneseo, 10 miles southeast and a Walmart in Warsaw, about 15 miles west. For grocery shopping, Tops Friendly Markets has stores in Avon (11 miles northeast) and in Warsaw. 



Recreation & Entertainment

Most of the entertainment in York, a wide-open community, is of the outdoor type: Camping, hiking, hunting, and fishing. Nearby in Warsaw is The Stage, a not-for-profit center for live performances and movies on Main Street that features new-release movies, dance, theater and music. Geneseo has a movie-theater complex and all of the amenities you would expect of a college town.



Transportation & Traffic

Route 36, heading north-south, intersects with Route 63 (east-west) in the hamlet of Greigsville. Route 20 passes along the north town line.



Pros & Cons

York has small-town atmosphere with plenty of farmland and wide-open space. You’re still close enough to nearby attractions and shopping in Warsaw, Geneseo and York. The monastery is a bit of a tourist attraction and a good place for contemplative thought. The salt mine was a major employer before it collapsed.