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History · Gananda

Half of Gananda’s homes were built after 1993

Most of Gananda was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: maps from 1900 on.

0on the National Register
1%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Gananda’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Gananda are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19003 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1969. Watch Gananda change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gananda’s history is told.

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On the map

Gananda on the map, 1900 to 1969

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Gananda. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Gananda on the 1900 USGS mapGananda on the 1952 USGS mapGananda on the 1969 USGS map1900Macedon sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Gananda.

The story so far

Gananda, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Gananda yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Gananda is a small "master planned community" (and census-designated place) in Wayne County, New York, United States, approximately twenty minutes outside the city of Rochester. Gananda is considered a community because it does not have its own zip code; it consists of a small portion of the adjoining towns of Walworth and Macedon. While originally designed to be a city with upwards of 90,000 residents, the removal of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding brought about its current design; as of the 2020 census, Gananda had a population of 5,867.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Gananda

Nobody well known was born in Gananda itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Philip Seymour HoffmanAmerican actor · b. 1967
John LithgowAmerican actor · b. 1945
Ryan LochteAmerican swimmer · b. 1984
Cab CallowayAmerican jazz singer · b. 1907
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Abby WambachAmerican soccer player · b. 1980
Robert ForsterAmerican actor · b. 1941
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

WalworthIts storyB−Macedon2 historic placesB+

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.