Editing Wyoming County, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|596|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|593|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.5|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 8, 2015 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062322/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt |archive-date=May 19, 2014 }}</ref>

Wyoming County is in the western part of New York State, east of [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] and slightly west of due south of [[Rochester, Monroe County, New York|Rochester]]. The county is in the [[Holland Purchase]] Region.

The county is largely rural, dotted with small towns. Even the county seat, Warsaw is quite small. The land surface is generally broken and hilly, and the soil fertile.<ref name=ac>{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Wyoming (county)|display=Wyoming. I. A W. county of New York}}</ref> Much of the area is wooded, used for timber. Some that are predominantly maple are tapped each spring for the production of maple syrup. [[Agriculture]] dominates the county economy. Apple orchards were once a major agricultural endeavor, but only a few are left. The area is also well known for outdoor sports, being an excellent area for fishing, hunting, and snowmobiling.

An active [[Fault (geology)|geologic fault]] runs down the Dale valley through Linden, to the east of Batavia and into Lake Ontario. Movement of the fault is an occasional source of minor earthquakes, which, at most, have toppled a couple chimneys. The Dale Valley has been developed as a source of salt by way of brine wells, for the chemical industry. A [[Pipeline transport|pipeline]] moves the brine to [[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]].

The county is bounded on the southeast by the [[Genesee River]], and drained by [[tributary|tributaries]] of that stream, as well as [[Tonawanda Creek|Tonawanda]], [[Buffalo River (New York)|Buffalo]], and other creeks.<ref name=ac/> An important tributary of the Genesee River, [[Oatka Creek]], has its source in the [[Gainesville (town), New York|Town of Gainesville]] within the county.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Genesee County, New York|Genesee County]] - north
* [[Livingston County, New York|Livingston County]] - east
* [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany County]] - south
* [[Cattaraugus County, New York|Cattaraugus County]] - southwest
* [[Erie County, New York|Erie County]] - west

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 20A (NY).svg|22px]] [[U.S. Route 20A (New York)|U.S. Route 20A]]
* [[File:NY-19.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 19]]
* [[File:NY-19A.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 19A]]
* [[File:NY-39.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 39]]
* [[File:NY-63.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 63]]
* [[File:NY-77.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 77]]
* [[File:NY-78.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 78]]
* [[File:NY-98.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 98]]
* [[File:NY-238.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 238]]
* [[File:NY-246.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 246]]
* [[File:NY-354.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 354]]
* [[File:NY-362.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 362]]
* [[File:NY-436.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 436]]
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