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1576:Adams Basin
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1536:Irondequoit
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1483:Scottsville
1453:Churchville
1375:Irondequoit
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374:Geography
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131:County
1566:Other
1521:Gates
1390:Parma
1385:Ogden
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1327:Towns
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