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List of towns, formation dates, and other details
Blooming Grove | |
1735 Settled | |
1799 Formed from Town of Cornwall | |
1830 Daughter town Hamptonburgh formed | |
1845 Daughter town Chester formed | |
Calhoun | |
` | Name for Town of Mount Hop 1825-1833 |
Chesecocks | |
Name for Town of Monroe 1799-1801 | |
Chester | |
1716 Settlers from Long Island at Gray Court | |
1845 Formed from towns of Blooming Grove, Goshen, Monroe, and Warwick | |
Clarkstown | |
In Orange County 1791-1798 | |
Cornwall | |
Part of Evans and Chesecock patents | |
1714 Included in Goshen Precinct | |
1720 Settled | |
1764 Formed as New Cornwall Precinct from Goshen Precinct | |
1788 Recognized as Town of New Cornwall by the State of New York | |
1797 Name changed to Cornwall | |
1799 Daughter towns Blooming Grove and Chesecocks (now Monroe) formed | |
1872 Daughter town Highlands formed | |
Crawford | |
Settled before 1779 | |
1823 Formed from Town of Montgomery | |
Deerpark | |
1690 Settled | |
1798 Formed from Town of Mamakating, Ulster County, and Town of Minisink | |
1825 Daughter town Calhoun (now Mount Hope) formed | |
1907 Daughter city Port Jervis formed from Village of Port Jervis | |
Goshen | |
1703 Included in Wawayanda Patent | |
1714 Included in Goshen Precinct, later formed as Goshen township | |
1764 Daughter precinct New Cornwall (now Cornwall) formed | |
1788 Recognized as a town by the State of New York; daughter towns Minisink and Warwick formed | 1788 Recognized as a town by the State of New York; daughter towns Minisink and Warwick formed |
1830 Daughter town Hamptonburgh formed | |
1845 Daughter town Chester formed | |
Greenville | |
1720-30 Settled | |
1853 Formed from Town of Minisink | |
Hamptonburg(h) | |
1719-20 Settled | |
1830 Formed from towns of Blooming Grove Goshen, Montgomery, New Windsor, and Wallkill | |
Haverstraw | |
In Orange County 1719-1798 | |
Highlands | |
1872 Formed from Town of Cornwall | |
Middletown (city) | |
1848 Village of Middletown incorporated in Town of Wallkill | |
1888 Village incorporated as City of Middletown | |
1968 Annexed Village of Amchir from Town of Wawayanda | |
Minisink | |
1703 Included in Wawayanda | |
1704 Minisink Patent granted | |
1788 Formed as a town from Town of Goshen | |
1798 Daughter town Deerpark formed | |
1825 Daughter town Calhoun (now Mount Hope) formed | |
1849 Daughter town Wawayanda formed | |
1853 Daughter town Greenville formed | |
Monroe | |
1707 Part of Chesecock Patent | |
1742 Settled | |
1799 Formed as Town of Chesecocks from Town of Cornwall | |
1801 Name changed to Southfield | |
1808 Name changed to Monroe | |
1845 Daughter town Woodbury formed | |
1863 Daughter town Woodbury formed | |
1865 Woodbury dissolved and returned to Monroe | |
1889 Daughter town Woodbury recreated | |
1890 Daughter town Tuxedo formed | |
Montgomery | |
1694 Part of Evans Patent | |
1708 New land patents begin to be issues for former Evans Patent land | |
1714 Included in Shawangunk Precinct | |
1743 Par of Wallkill Precinct | |
1772 Hanover Precinct formed from Wallkill Precinct in Ulster County | |
1782 Name changed to Montgomery Precinct | |
1788 Recognized as a town in Ulster County by the State of New York | |
1798 Transferred to Orange County | |
1823 Daughter town Crawford formed | |
1830 Daughter town Hamptonburgh formed | |
Mount Hope | |
1825 Formed as Town of Calhoun from towns of Deerpark, Minisink, and Wallkill | |
1833 Name changed to Mount Hope | |
Newburgh (city) | |
1800 Village of Newburgh | |
1865 Village inc. as City of Newburgh | |
Newburgh (town) | |
Part of Evans Patent and Highlands Precinct | |
1708-09 Settled by German Palatines | |
1762 Formed as Newburgh Precinct from Precinct of the Highlands in Ulster County | |
1772 Daughter precinct New Marlborough formed in Ulster County | |
1788 Recognized as a town in Ulster County by the State of New York | |
1798 Transferred to Orange County | |
1865 Daughter city Newburgh formed from Village of Newburgh | |
New Cornwall | |
Name for Town of Cornwall 1788-1797 | |
New Hampstead | |
In Orange County 1791-1798 | |
New Windsor | |
Part of Highlands Precinct | |
1685-86 Settled by Scots at Plum Point | |
1762 Formed as New Windsor Precinct from Precinct of the Highlands in Ulster County | |
1788 Recognized as a town in Ulster County by the State of New York | |
1798 Transferred to Orange County | |
1830 Daughter town Hamptonburgh formed | |
Orangetown | |
In Orange County 1686-1798 | |
Port Jervis (city) | |
1853 Village of Port Jervis incorporated in Town of Deerpark | |
1907 Village incorporated as City of Port Jervis | |
Southfield | |
Name for Town of Monroe 1801-1808 | |
Tuxedo | |
1890 Formed from Town of Monroe | |
Wallkill | |
Part of Minisink Patent | |
1743 Wallkill Precinct formed in Ulster County | |
1772 Daughter precinct Hanover (now Montgomery) formed | |
1788 Recognized as a town in Ulster County | |
1798 Transferred to Orange County | |
1825 Daughter town Calhoun (now Mount Hope) formed | |
1830 Daughter town Hamptonburgh formed | |
1888 Daughter city Middletown formed from Village of Middletown | |
Warwick | |
Part of Wawayanda Patent | |
1714 Included in Goshen Precinct | |
1719 First deed of sal in the town area already known as Warwick | |
1788 Formed as a town from Town of Goshen | |
1845 Daughter town Chester formed | |
Wawayanda | |
Settled before 1700 | |
1849 Formed from Town of Minisink | |
1968 Village of Amchir ceded to City of Middleton | |
Woodbury | |
1863 Formed from Town of Monroe | |
1865 Town dissolved and returned to Monroe | |
1889 Town reestablished |