Fayette is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States.

A post office is located in the Town of Fayette although the area is covered by four postal districts.

[7][8] Seneca was part of the Central New York Military Tract and was first settled around 1790.

[1] In Fayette on April 6, 1830, Joseph Smith, who was from nearby Palmyra, New York, organized the Church of Christ in a log home owned by Peter Whitmer Sr. Whitmer and four others besides Smith were the initial six members of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Smith, with the largest denomination in the movement later being known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

The Whitmer log home continues to be operated as a religious historical site by the LDS Church.

The Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church and William Hoster House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

New York State Route 336 is a short east-west highway between McDougall and Fayette.

[11] NOTE: It is common for resort communities to have higher than normal vacant house counts.