Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lakeville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1901Honeoye 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 Lakeville.
The story so far
Lakeville, in brief
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Lakeville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Livonia, Livingston County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lakeville had a population of 694.
Its first post office opened in 1827. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 756 to 694 (-8%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Lakeville, 1876–1881
Passages that mention Lakeville, cut from the printed page as they were published.
1687. History of Livingston County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers1881 · page 400Read the page →
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converted to other uses. In 1855, the present church edifice was undertaken, and for convenience of access, was located just over the town line, in the village of Lakeville. During the first thirty years the progress of the Church was slow, for in 1825 the number of communicants on the roll was only 32 ; in 1836 the number had increased to 155, anil in 1846, to 180. In 1864 the number was 140.
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converted to other uses. In 1855, the present church edifice was undertaken, and for convenience of access, was located just over the town line, in the village of Lakeville. During the first thirty years the progress of the Church was slow, for in 1825 the number of communicants on the roll was only 32 ; in 1836 the number had increased to 155, and in 1846, to 180. In i864thenumber was 140.
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1687. History of Livingston County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers1881Read the page →
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The township contains five villages — Livonia, Livonia Center, Hemlock Lake, South Livonia, and Lakeville. Gullburgh, in the southeastern part, is a name given to a small settlement of a few scattering houses ; and Hamilton Station, in the northern part, is a small station on the line of the Erie railroad.
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A history of Livingston County, New York1876 · page 610Read the page →
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Farrel and George Smith. The Mennonite Society was organized in 1827. There are in all, ten churches in town. In the northwest part of the town is situated the little hamlet of Lakeville, on the outlet of Conesus Lake, and near by but lower on the stream, is Millville, taking its name from a large grist-mill first erected by Mr. John Bosley some time before 1800, and burned down. It was next erected by Edmund
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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 →
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