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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