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List of towns, formation dates, and other details
Allegany | |
1820 Settlers from Connecticut | |
1831 Formed as Burton from Town of Great Valley | |
1836 Daughter town Humphrey formed | |
1851 Name changed from Burton to Allegany | |
Ashford | |
1816 Settlers from Columbia Co., Herkimer Co., and Massachusetts | |
1824 Formed from Town of Ellicottville | |
1835 Annexed land from Town of Otto | |
Carrollton | |
1814 Settled | |
1842 Formed from Town of Great Valley | |
1847 Annexed land from Allegany Reservation | |
Coldspring | |
1818 Settlers from Susquehanna, PA | |
1837 Formed from Town of Napoli | |
1847 Daughter town South Valley formed | |
1965 Absorbed Town of Elko | |
Conewango | |
1816 Settled near Rutledge | |
1823 Formed from Town of Little Valley | |
1826 Daughter town Randolph formed | |
1832 Daughter town Leon formed | |
Dayton | |
1810 Settlers from Otsego County | |
1835 Formed from Town of Perrysburg | |
East Otto | |
1816 Settled | |
1854 Formed from Town of Otto | |
Elko 1890-1965 | |
1890 Town of Elko formed from Town of South Valley | |
1965 Elko absorbed into Town of Coldspring when the Kinzua Dam was built on the Allegheny river | |
Ellicottville | |
1815 Settlers from Oneida County and Massachusetts | |
1820 Formed from Town of Ischua (now Franklinville) | |
1824 Daughter town Ashford formed | |
Farmersville | |
1815-17 Settled | |
1821 Formed from Town of Ischua (now Franklinville) | |
Franklinville | |
1806 Settlers from Vermont | |
1812 Formed as Hebe from Town of Olean | |
1814 Daughter town Perry (now Perrysburg) formed | |
1816 Name changed from Hebe to Ischua | |
1820 Daughter towns Ellicottville, Freedom, and Yorkshire formed | |
1821 Daughter town Farmersville formed | |
1824 Name changed from Ischua to Franklinville | |
1829 Daughter town Lyndon formed | |
Freedom | |
1811 Settlers from New Hampshire and Vermont | |
1820 Formed from Town of Ischua (now Franklinville) | |
1844 Ceded land to Town of Yorkshire | |
Great Valley | |
1812 Settled | |
1818 Formed from Town of Olean | |
1831 Daughter town Burton (now Town of Allegany) formed | |
1842 Daughter town Carrollton formed | |
1847 Ceded land to Allegany Reservation | |
Hinsdale | |
1806 Settled | |
1820 Formed from Town of Olean | |
1846 Daughter town Rice (now Ischua) formed | |
Humphrey | |
1815 Settled | |
1836 Formed from Town of Burton (now Town of Allegany) | |
Ischua | |
1812 Settlers from Massachusetts | |
1846 Formed as Rice from Town of Hinsdale | |
1855 Name changed from Rice to Ischua | |
Leon | |
1819 Settled on Mud Creek | |
1832 Formed from Town of Connewango | |
Little Valley | |
1807 Settled but many left during War of 1812 | |
1818 Formed from Town of Perrysburg | |
1823 Daughter towns Cold Spring (now Napoli) and Connewango formed | |
1830 Daughter towns Cecelius (now Mansfield) and New Albion formed | |
1854 Daugthter town Bucktooth (now Salamanca) formed | |
Lyndon | |
1808 Settled | |
1829 Formed from Town of Franklinville | |
1857 Name changed from Lyndon to Elgin | |
1858 Name changed back to Lyndon | |
Machias | |
1813 Settlers from Maine | |
1827 Formed from Town of Yorkshire | |
1847 Annexed land from Town of Yorkshire | |
Mansfield | |
1817 Settled | |
1830 Formed as Cecelius from Town of Little Valley | |
1831 Name changed from Cecelius to Mansfield | |
Napoli | |
1818 Settled | |
1823 Formed as Cold Spring from Town of Little Valley | |
1828 Name changed from Cold Spring to Napoli | |
1837 Daughter town Cold Spring formed | |
New Albion | |
1818 Settled | |
1830 Formed from Town of Little Valley | |
Olean (city) | |
1854 Incorporated as village in Town of Olean | |
1893 Formed as city from Village of Olean | |
Olean (town) | |
Settled before 1805 | |
1808 Formed as town; initially encompassed all of Cattaraugus County | |
1812 Daughter town Hebe (now Franklinville) formed | |
1814 Daughter town Perry (now Perrysburg) formed | |
1818 Daughter town Great Valley formed | |
1820 Daughter town Portville formed | |
1837 Daughter town Portville formed | |
1893 Village of Olean became City of Olean | |
Otto | |
1816 Settled on Cattaraugus Creek | |
1823 Formed from Town of Perrysburg | |
1835 Ceded land to Town of Ashford | |
1854 Daughter town East Otto formed | |
Perrysburg | |
1814 Formed as Perry from towns of Hebe (now Franklinville) and Olean | |
1818 Name changed from Perry to Perrysburg | |
1818 Daughter town Little Valley formed | |
1823 Daughter town Otto formed | |
1835 Daughter town Dayton and Persia formed | |
Persia | |
1811 Settlers from Vermont | |
1835 Formed from Town of Perrysburg | |
Portville | |
1805 Settled | |
1837 Formed from Town of Olean | |
Randolph | |
1820 Settlers from Oneida County at Randolph | |
1826 Formed from Town of Connewango | |
1847 Daughter town South Valley formed | |
Red House | |
1827 Settled | |
1869 Formed from Town of Salamanca | |
Salamanca (city) | |
1878 Incorporated as village in Town of Salamanca | |
1913 Formed as city from Village of Salamanca | |
Salamanca (town) | |
1830 Settled | |
1854 Formed as Bucktooth from Town of Little Valley | |
1862 Name changed from Bucktooth to Salamanca | |
1869 Daughter town Red House formed | |
South Valley | |
1825 Settled | |
1847 Formed from towns of Cold Spring and Randolph | |
1890 Daughter town Elko formed (dissolved 1965) | |
Yorkshire | |
1810 Settlers from Vermont | |
1820 Formed from town of Ischua (now Franklinville) | |
1827 Daughter town Machias formed | |
1844 Annexed land from Town of Freedom | |
1847 Ceded land to Town of Machias |
Selected links to town websites, clerks, and historians
Allegany (Town)
Allegany (Village)
Ashford
- Official website
- Town clerk
Carrollton
Cattaraugus
Coldspring
Conewango
Dayton
Delevan
- Official website
East Otto
Ellicottville (Town)
- Official website
- Town clerk
- Town historian
Ellicottville (Village)
Farmersville
Franklinville (Town)
- Official website
- Town clerk
- Town historian
- History
Franklinville (Village)
- Official website
- Village clerk
- Village historian
- History
Freedom
Gowanda
- Official website
- Village clerk
- Village historian
- History
Great Valley
- Official website
- Town historian
Hinsdale
Humphrey
Ischua
- Official information
- Town historian
Leon
Little Valley (Town)
Little Valley (Village)
Lyndon
- Official website
- Town clerk
- Town historian
Machias
- Official website
- Town historian
Mansfield
Napoli
New Albion
Olean (City)
Olean (Town)
Otto
Perrysburg
Persia
Portville (Town)
- Official website
- Town clerk
- Town historian
Portville (Village)
Randolph
Red House
- Official information
- Town historian
Salamanca (City)
Salamanca (Town)
South Dayton
South Valley
Yorkshire