Belfast, NY

The town is in what is called the Southern Tier of the state. The 2020 census counted 1,656 residents. These tribes are among Iroquoian languages -speaking peoples who long inhabited areas along the upper St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes. David Sanford built a sawmill and grist mill on the Genesee River in 1809. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Belfast, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Belfast, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The Genesee River flows northward through the northeast corner of the town and is partly paralleled by New York State Route 19, which intersects County Road 26 in Belfast hamlet. Belfast includes the Genesee River.