Jefferson County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages

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List of towns, formation dates, and other details

Adams  
  1801    Settled
  1802    Formed in Oneida County from Town of Mexico
  1804    Daughter town Harrison (now Rodman) formed
  1805    Transferred to new county of Jefferson
Alexandria  
  1811    Settled
  1821    Formed from towns of Brownville and Le Ray
  1841    Daughter town Theresa formed
Antwerp  
  1803    Settled at Ox Bow
  1810    Formed from Town of Le Ray
Brownville  
  1799    Settled
  1802    Formed in Oneida County from Town of Leyden
  1805    Transferred to new county of Jefferson
  1806    Daughter town Le Ray formed
  1818    Daughter town Lyme formed
  1819    Daughter town Pamelia formed
  1821    Daughter towns Alexandria and Orleans formed 
Cape Vincent  
  c. 1778  Fort built on Carlton Island
  1801    Settled on mainland at Port Putnam
  1849    Formed from Town of Lyme
Champion  
  1797–98  Settled
  1800    Formed in Oneida County from Town of Mexico
  1803    Daughter town Harrisburg(h) formed in Oneida County
  1805    Transferred to new county of Jefferson
Clayton  
  Includes part of Penet’s Square (land tract)
  1803    Settled
  1833    Formed from towns of Lyme and Orleans
Ellisburg(h)  
  1797    Settled
  1803    Formed in Oneida County from Town of Mexico
  1805    Transferred to new county of Jefferson
  1806    Daughter town Henderson formed
Harrison  
  Name for Town of Rodman 1804–1808
Henderson  
  1802    Settled
  1806    Formed from Town of Ellisburgh
Hounsfield  
  1800    Settled
  1806    Formed from Town of Watertown
LeRay  
  1802    Settled
  1806    Formed from Town of Brownville
  1810    Daughter town Antwerp formed
  1813    Daughter town Wilna formed
  1821    Daughter towns Alexandria and Philadelphia formed
Lorraine  
  1802    Settled
  1804    Formed in Oneida County as Malta from Town of Mexico
  1805    Transferred to new county of Jefferson
  1808    Name changed to Lorraine
  1848    Daughter town Worth formed
Lyme  
  1801    Settled
  1818    Formed from Town of Brownville
  1833    Daughter town Clayton formed
  1849    Daughter town Cape Vincent formed 
Malta  
  Name for Town of Lorraine 1804–1808
Orleans  
  Includes part of Penet’s Square (land tract)
  1806    Settled
  1821    Formed from Town of Brownville
  1829    Ceded land to Town of Pamelia
  1833    Daughter town Clayton formed
Pamelia  
  Includes part of Penet’s Square (land tract)
  1799    Settled
  1819    Formed from Town of Brownville
  1824    Name changed to Leander and restored to Pamelia
  1829    Annexed land from Town of Orleans
  1869    Ceded land to new City of Watertown
Philadelphia  
  1804    Settled by Quakers from Pennsylvania and New Jersey
  1821    Formed from Town of Le Ray
Rodman  
  1801    Settled
  1804    Formed in Oneida County as Town of Harrison from   Town of Adams
  1805    Transferred to new county of Jefferson
  1808    Name changed to Rodman; daughter town Pinckney formed in Lewis County
Rutland  
  1799    Settled
  1802    Formed in Oneida County from Town of Watertown
  1805    Transferred to new county of Jefferson 
Theresa  
  1841    Formed from Town of Alexandria
Watertown (city)  
  1816    Village of Watertown formed in Town of Watertown
  1869    Incorporated as a city; formed from Village of Watertown and land annexed from Town of Pamelia
Watertown (town)   
  1800    Settled and formed in Oneida County from Town of Mexico
  1802    Daughter town Rutland formed
  1805    Transferred to new county of Jefferson
  1806    Daughter town Hounsfield formed
  1869    Daughter city Watertown formed 
Wilna  
  1798    Settled at Carthage
  1813    Formed from towns of Leyden, Lewis County, and Le Ray
Worth  
  1802    Settled by an association from Litchfield, Herkimer County
  1816–17  Settlement abandoned
  1848    Formed from Town of Lorraine