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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 |