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Obsolete Towns and Villages in New York State

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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.


Obsolete Towns

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	Granger

Obsolete Villages

Names 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

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