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We give here the names of towns and villages that have existed and been discontinued, or had their names changed. Those afterward changed are designated by italics.
Names Counties Organized When changed To what changed Arlington Tioga April 15, 1831 April 9, 1832 Richford Athol Warren Feb. 12, 1813 Nov. 13, 1852 Thurman, Stony Creek Auburn 1 Cayuga March 28, 1823 March 21, 1848 City of Auburn Augusta Yates Jan. 27, 1789 April 6, 1808 Middlesex Bellona Genesee June 8, 1812 April 6, 1813 Le Roy Bengal Oneida April 6, 1808 April 12, 1816 Vienna Black Rock Erie Feb. 14, 1839 April 13, 1853 City of Buffalo Bloomfield Ontario April 27, 1789 Feb. 11, 1833 East Bloomfield Bowersville Livingston March 26, 1825 April 15, 1825 Conesus Boyle Monroe April 6, 1808 April 12, 1813 Smallwood Brantingham Lewis April 5, 1828 Feb. 20, 1832 Greig Bristol Schoharie March 17, 1797 April 6, 1808 Broome Brooklyn Kings March 7, 1788 April 8, 1834 City of Brooklyn Bucktooth Cattaraugus Nov. 19, 1854 April 17, 1862 Salamanca Buffalo Erie Feb. 8, 1810 April 20, 1853 City of Buffalo Burt Ontario March 31, 1821 April 6, 1822 Manchester Burton Cattaraugus April 18, 1831 March 28, 1851 Allegany Bushwick Kings March 7, 1788 April 17, 1854 Annexed to Brooklyn Calhoun Orange Feb. 15, 1825 March 14, 1833 Mount Hope Canton Greene March 26, 1803 April 6, 1808 Cairo Caughnawaga Montgomery March 7, 1788 March 12, 1793 Broadalbin, Johnstown, Amsterdam & Mayfield Cayuta Tompkins Feb. 22, 1841 March 29, 1822 Newfield Cecelius Cattaraugus Feb. 23, 1830 April 21, 1831 Mansfield Charlestown Livingston Jan. 27, 1789 April 6, 1808 Lima Cheescocks Orange March 23, 1799 April 3, 1801 Southfield? China Wyoming March 6, 1818 Jan. 19, 1866 Arcade Church Tract Livingston March 8, 1827 Rev. Stat. 1828 Grove Clifton Saratoga March 3, 1828 March 31, 1829 Clifton Park Cold Spring Cattaraugus Jan. 20, 1823 April 15, 1828 Napoli Colonie Albany April 11, 1808 Feb. 25, 1815 Albany and Watervliet Concord Saratoga April 7, 1819 Dec. 3, 1827 Day Danville Essex March 27, 1821 March 22, 1822 Wilmington Depau St. Lawrence April 17, 1830 Feb. 28, 1834 Hermon Division Tompkins April 7, 1817 March 13, 1818 Groton Doliach Otsego April 10, 1792 March 17, 1797 Sharon Eastern Chenango April 2, 1813 March 21, 1817 Guilford Easton Ontario Jan., 1789 April 4, 1806 Lincoln Elgin Cattaraugus April 7, 1857 April 16, 1858 Lyndon Ellicott Erie Oct. 15, 1850 Feb. 20, 1852 East Hamburgh Erin Erie April 11, 1804 April 18, 1831 Newstead Ezraville Franklin April 6, 1808 June 10, 1812 Malone Fairfield Warren April 10, 1792 April 6, 1808 Luzerne Franklin Delaware March 17, 1795 March 13, 1801 Walton and Sidney Franklin Putnam March 17, 1795 April 6, 1808 Patterson Frederick Putnam March 17, 1795 April 15, 1817 Kent Fredericksburgh Oswego March 21, 1806 April 5, 1841 Volney Frederickstown Putnam March 7, 1788 March 17, 1795 Frederick Frederickstown Steuben March 18, 1794 April 6, 1808 Wayne Freedom Dutchess Feb. 9, 1821 Rev. Stat. 1828 La Grange Freehold Greene March 8, 1790 March 28, 1805 Durham Freehold Greene April 6, 1808 March 17, 1809 Greenville Freeport Livingston April 13, 1819 March 26, 1825 Bowersville Freetown Wayne March 27, 1807 Feb. 12, 1808 Ontario Gallatin Columbia March 19, 1803 March 25, 1814 Ancram Gerrysville Genesee April 17, 1826 April 21, 1828 Alabama Gilman Hamilton April 23, 1839 April 6, 1860 - Granger Columbia March 19, 1803 March 25, 1814 Taghkanick Greenboro Oswego Feb. 21, 1843 March 1, 1848 Re-annexed to Redfield Greenfield Greene March 26, 1803 April 6, 1808 Freehold Greenland Greene Jan. 27, 1813 April 15, 1814 Hunter Haight Allegany April 20, 1825 April 4, 1837 New Hudson Halfmoon Saratoga March 7, 1788 April 17, 1816 Orange and Waterford Hampstead Rockland March 3, 1797 Rev. Stat. 1828 Ramapo Hano'r(Precinct)Orange (Colonial) March 27, 1782 Montgomery Harrison Cortland April 21, 1818 Dec. 3, 1827 Marathon Harrison Franklin March 2, 1805 April 6, 1808 Ezraville Hartford Livingston Jan. 27, 1789 April 6, 1808 Avon Hebe Wyoming Feb. 17, 1814 April 17, 1816 Gainesville Hempstead Queens (Colonial) April 6, 1784 North and South Hempstead Highland Orange Dec. 1, 1863 March 16, 1865 Re-annexed to Monroe Honeoye Ontario April 6, 1808 March 10, 1815 Richmond H stsville Otsego April 12, 1822 April 17, 1830 Otego 1 Taken from Aurelius Inverness Monroe Feb. 23, 1821 April 3, 1821 Wheatland Ischua Cattaraugus June 16, 1812 March 3, 1824 Franklinville Jefferson Cayuga March 30, 1802 April 6, 1808 Mentz Jericho Chenango Feb. 16, 1791 April 15, 1814 Bainbridge Jersey Steuben Feb. 12, 1813 April 20, 1830 Orange Kingsbridge Westchester Nov. --, 1872 May 6, 1874 Annexed to New York City Lancaster Chenango March 9, 1821 March 22, 1822 New Berlin Leander Jefferson April 1, 1824 April 9, 1825 Pamelia Leister Livingston March 30, 1802 ------------- Leicester Lincoln Ontario April 4, 1806 April 6, 1807 Gorham Lisbon Otsego April 7, 1806 April 6, 1808 New Lisbon Lower Salem Westchester March 26, 1784 March 7, 1788 Salem Lyndon Cattaraugus Jan. 24, 1829 April 7, 1857 Elgin Malta Jefferson March 24, 1804 April 6, 1808 Lorraine Middletown Ontario Jan., 1789 April 6, 1808 Naples Middletown Steuben March 18, 1796 April 6, 1808 Addison Milton Cayuga March 5, 1795 April 6, 1808 Genoa Mohawk Montgomery March 7, 1788 March 12, 1793 Florida and Charlest'n Morrisania Westchester March 7, 1788 Feb. 22, 1791 Annexed to Westchester Morrisania Westchester Dec. 7, 1855 May 6, 1874 Annexed to New York City Newark Tioga April 12, 1823 April 17, 1862 Newark Valley New Berlin Chenango April 3, 1807 March 9, 1821 Lancaster New Cornwall Orange March 7, 1788 March 3, 1797 Cornwall New Goshen Greene Jan. 27, 1813 March 19, 1813 Lexington New Hampstead Rockland March 18, 1791 March 3, 1797 Hampstead New Lots Kings Feb. 12, 1852 May 13, 1886 Annexed to Brooklyn Newtown Chemung April 10, 1792 April 6, 1808 Elmira Northampton Monroe March 30, 1802 April 6, 1808 Gates Northfield Monroe Jan., 1789 April 6, 1808 Boyle Northfield Saratoga March 13, 1801 April 6, 1808 Edinburgh Northton Orleans April 7, 1822 Jan. 21, 1823 yates Oak Orchard Orleans April 17, 1822 April 13, 1825 Carlton Orange Saratoga April 17, 1816 Jan. 16, 1820 Halfmoon Orange Oneida April 3, 1807 April 6, 1808 Bengal Orrinsburgh Allegany March 26, 1824 April 21, 1825 Belfast Ossining Westchester May 2, 1845 March 14, 1846 Ossining Otego Otsego Feb. 5, 1796 April 17, 1830 Oneonta Painted Post Steuben March 18, 1796 March 31, 1852 Corning Pamelia Jefferson April 12, 1819 April 1, 1824 Leander Perry Cattaraugus April 13, 1814 April 10, 1818 Perrysburgh Peru Omondaga April 10, 1792 March 5, 1794 Ovid, Romius, Aurelius, Scipio and Milton Phillipstown Rensselaer March 21, 1806 April 6, 1808 Nassau Pinefield Delaware Feb. 23, 1806 March 11, 1808 Tompkins Pittstown Ontario Jan. 27, 1789 April 6, 1808 Honeoye Plato Cayuga April 26, 1831 March 16, 1832 Summer Hill Port Bay Wayne Feb. 25, 1826 March 17, 1834 Huron Port Crane Broome Dec. 3, 1855 March 26, 1867 Fenton Quincey Putnam March 14, 1839 Feb. 13, 1840 Putnam Valley Renselaerwyck Rensselaer March 7, 1788 March 17, 1795 Greenbush, Schodack Rice Cattaraugus Feb. 7, 1846 March 27, 1855 Ischua Rochester Warren Feb. 28, 1807 April 6, 1808 Hague Salem Westchester March 7, 1788 April 6, 1808 South Salem Savona Steuben Dec. 30, 1859 April 8, 1862 Consolidated with Bath Schentady Schentady March 7, 1789 March 26, 1798 City of Schentady Schlosser Niagara June 1, 1812 Feb. 14, 1816 Niagara Seneca Erie Oct. 16, 1851 March 25, 1852 West Seneca Shirley Erie Nov. 24, 1852 June 24, 1853 North Collins Skeensborough Washington (Colonial) March 23, 1786 Whitehall Smallwood Monroe April 12, 1813 March 23, 1814 Brighton Snell Yates April 6, 1808 Feb. 2, 1810 Benton Southhampton Livingston March 30, 1802 April 4, 1806 Caledonia South Bay Washington March 15, 1822 April 17, 1822 Dresden South East town Putnam March 7, 1788 March 17, 1795 Southeast, Franklin Southfield Orange April 3, 1801 April 6, 1808 Monroe Southfield Orange Dec. 1, 1863 March 16, 1863 Leannexed to Monroe South Salem Westchester April 6, 1806 Feb. 13, 1840 Mewisborough South Hempstead queens April 6, 1784 Feb. 5, 1796 Hempstead Stephentown Westchester March 7, 1788 April 6, 1808 Somers Stonnington Chenango April 7, 1806 April 6, 1808 Pharsalia Suffrage Otsego Feb. 5, 1796 April 8, 1800 Milford Thurman Warren April 10, 1792 Feb. 12, 1813 Athol and Warrensburgh Troy Rensselaer March 18, 1791 April 12, 1816 City of Troy Union Herkimer April 7, 1806 April 6, 1807 Russia Union Monroe Oct. 11, 1852 Feb. 28, 1861 Hamlin Upper Salen Westchester March 6, 1784 - - Utica Oneida April 7, 1817 Feb. 13, 1832 City of Utica Yernon Yates Feb. 12, 1803 April 6, 1808 Snell Washington Seneca March 14, 1800 April 6, 1808 Fayette Westfield Washington March 23, 1786 April 6, 1808 Fort Ann West Farms Westchester May 13, 1846 May 6, 1874 Annexed to New York City West Grove Allegany April 18, 1838 March 6, 1839 Granger Westville Tioga April 12, 1823 March 24, 1824 Newark Williamsburgh Kings March 16, 1840 April 7, 1851 City of Williamsburgh Willink Erie April 11, 1804 April 15, 1818 Aurora Winchester Wayne April 8, 1825 April 15, 1826 Marion Wormly Allegany March 28, 1839 April 13, 1840 GrangerNames Counties Organized When changed To what changed Amsterdam Montgomery April 20, 1830 April 16, 1885 City of Amsterdam Arcadia Wayne April 20, 1839 July 21, 1853 Newark Auburn Cayuga April 18, 1815 March 21, 1848 City of Auburn Binghamton Broome April 2, 1813 April 9, 1867 City of Binghamton Black Rock Erie April 2, 1801 April 8, 1834 City of Brooklyn Buffalo Erie April 2, 1813 April 20, 1853 City of Buffalo Cohoes Albany April 12, 1855 May 19, 1869 City of Cohoes Colonie Albany April 9, 1804 Feb. 25, 1815 Annexed to Albany Columbiaville Columbia Feb. 12, 1812 April 20, 1833 (Repealed) Danforth Onondaga ------------- June 15, 1886 Annexed to Syracuse Dunkirk Chantauqua May 15, 1837 June 2, 1885 City of Dunkirk Elmira 1 Chemung March 3, 1815 March 28, 1864 City of Elmira Fairport Chemung May 15, 1837 April 18, 1845 Horseheads Gibbonsville Albany April 23, 1823 April 30, 1836 West Troy Jamestown Chautaugua March 6, 1827 March 31, 1886 City of Jamestown Jefferson Chemuag April 11, 1842 April 8, 1852 Watkins Kingston Ulster April 6, 1805 March 29, 1872 City of Kingston Lockport Niagara March 26, 1829 April 11, 1865 City of Lockport Newburgh Orange March 25, 1800 April 22, 1865 City of Newburgh Newton Chemung March 3, 1815 April 21, 1828 Elmira Niagara Niagara March 26, 1855 June 6, 1874 Suspension Bridge North Elmira Chemung May 6, 1885 April 29, 1886 Horseheads Ogdensburgh St Lawrence April 15, 1817 April 27, 1868 City of Ogdensburg Oldenharnveldt Oneida April 19, 1819 April 26, 1833 Trenton Oswego Oswego March 14, 1828 March 24, 1848 City of Oswego Otsego Otsego April 3, 1807 June 12, 1812 Cooperstown Ovid Seneca April 17, 1816 April 11, 1849 (Repealed) Port Ontario Oswego April 4, 1837 May 7, 1844 (Repealed) Poughkeepsie Dutches April 8, 1801 March 28, 1854 City of Poughkeepsie Rochester Monroe April 12, 1822 April 28, 1834 City of Rochester Rochesterville Monroe April 21, 1817 April 12, 1822 Rochester Rockton Herkimer April 16, 1850 April 16, 1852 Little Falls Rome Oneida March 26, 1819 Feb. 23, 1870 City of Rome Salina Oneida March 12, 1824 Dec. 14, 1847 City of Syracuse Saw Pits Westchester April 23, 1823 March 11, 1837 Port Chester Syracuse Onondaga April 13, 1825 Dec. 14, 1847 City of Syracuse Troy Rensselaer Feb. 16, 1798 April 12, 1816 City of Troy Ulster Ulster April 26, 1831 April 10, 1855 Saugerties Union Village Washington March 29, 1809 April 3, 1867 Greenwich Utica Oneida April 3, 1798 Feb. 13, 1832 City of Utica Watertown Jefferson April 5, 1816 May 8, 1869 City of Watertown Watervliet Albany March 30, 1801 April 9, 1804 Colonie Whitehall L. Washington April 7, 1806 March 30, 1820 Whitehall Williamsburgh Kings April 14, 1827 April 7, 1851 City of Williamsburgh Yonkers Westchester July 21, 1853 June 1, 1872 City of Yonkers 1 As Newtown; changed April 11, 1858 Obsolete Villages
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