Cato is a village in Cayuga County, New York, United States.

The village was part of the Central New York Military Tract, land set aside in 1782 for veterans of the American Revolution.

Prior native occupants were compelled to live on reservations established at that time.

Modern Cato is partly a bedroom community, with many residents commuting to surrounding cities.

Muskrat Creek drains from the lake and flows southward to the Seneca River (and Erie Canal).

The new water tower was to be dark blue on top and still say "Cato" on both sides.

It will also be bigger, holding 25,000 extra gallons of water, in anticipation of future town growth.