Place:Conesus, Livingston, New York, United States

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NameConesus
TypeTown
Coordinates42.717°N 77.667°W
Located inLivingston, New York, United States
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Conesus is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 2,473 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a native word meaning "berry place".

Conesus is on the county's east border, and is north of Dansville.

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History

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Settlement began circa 1795. In 1819, Conesus was formed from parts of the towns of Groveland and Livonia as the "Town of Freeport". The name was changed to "Browersville" in March 1825 and was changed to "Conesus" a month later.

Conesus is home to the former St. Michael's Mission, a school for Catholic priests that operated from the 1930s until the 1970s. The sprawling complex on Mission Road is now owned by an evangelical Christian church from Colorado Springs.

The Conesus Amusement Hall, Kellerman Log Cabin, Payne Cobblestone House, and Sliker Cobblestone House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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  • Outstanding guide to Conesus family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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