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List of towns, formation dates, and other details
Bleecker | |
1800 Settlers from New England | |
1831 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Johnstown | |
1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton | |
1841 Ceded land to Town of Johnstown | |
1842 Daughter town Caroga formed | |
Broadalbin | |
First settlement pre-Revolution | |
1793 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Caughnawaga (now towns of Amsterdam, Broadalbin, Johnstown, and Mayfield) | |
1799 Daughter town Northampton formed | |
1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton | |
1842 Ceded land to Town of Perth | |
Caroga | |
c. 1790 Settled | |
1842 Formed from towns of Bleecker, Johnstown, and Stratford | |
Ephratah | |
Settled mid-1700s | |
1827 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Palatine | |
1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton | |
Gloversville (city) | |
1853 Village of Gloversville incorporated in Town of Johnstown | |
1890 Village of Gloversville incorporated as city of Gloversville | |
Johnstown (city) | |
1808 Village of Johnstown incorporated in Town of Johnstown | |
1895 Village of Johnstown incorporated as City of Johnstown | |
Johnstown (town) | |
1760 Settled | |
1793 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Caughnawaga (now towns of Amsterdam, Broadalbin, Johnstown, and Mayfield) | |
1812 Daughter town Lake Pleasant formed | |
1816 Ceded land to Town of Lake Pleasant, Hamilton County | |
1831 Daughter town Bleecker formed | |
1837 Daughter town Mohawk formed ✻ | |
1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton | |
1841 Annexed land from Town of Bleeker | |
1842 Daughter town Caroga formed | |
1895 Village of Johnstown incorporated as City of Johnstown | |
Mayfield | |
c. 1760 First settled as Philadelphia Bush | |
1793 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Caughnawaga (now towns of Amsterdam, Broadalbin, Johnstown, and Mayfield) | |
1805 Daughter town Wells formed | |
1812 Ceded land to Town of Wells | |
1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton | |
1842 Ceded land to Town of Perth | |
1860 Daughter town Benson formed in Hamilton County | |
Northampton | |
c. 1765 Settled | |
1799 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Broadalbin | |
1805 Daughter town Wells formed ✻ | |
1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton | |
Oppenheim | |
Settled pre-Revolution | |
1808 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Palatine | |
1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton; daughter town St. Johnsonville formed in Montgomery County | |
Perth | |
Pre-Revolution settlers from Scotland | |
1831 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Amsterdam | |
1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton | |
1842 Annexed land from towns of Broadalbin and Mayfield | |
Stratford | |
1800 Settled | |
1805 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Palatine | |
1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton | |
1842 Daughter town Caroga formed |