THE GORHAM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Finger Lakes Uplands and Gorges setting.
Gorham town has 48.8 square miles of land in Ontario County. Its Census reference point is in Finger Lakes Uplands and Gorges, within Northern Allegheny Plateau.
Rolling hills, broad valleys and low mountains are mantled by glacial deposits. Sandstone, shale and siltstone underlie a mix of open land and woodland across the northern plateau.
Regional context: Northern Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Gorham and Ontario County
Gorham is associated with Ontario County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Gorham by land and water
The Census records 4.31 square miles of water within Gorham, or 8.1% of its total area. It is 5.3 percentage points higher than the 2.8% recorded for Ontario County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Gorham town has 72.1 times the land area of nearby Rushville village (0.68 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

