Oswego County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages

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List of towns, formation dates, and other details

Albion  
  1812    Settled 
  1825    Formed from Town of Richland 
Amboy  
  1805    Settlers from Connecticut 
  1830     Formed from Town of Williamstown
Boylston  
  1810-12    Settlers from Canajoharie, Otsego County
  1828    Formed from Town of Orwell 
Constantia   
  1786    Settled by French 
  1808    Formed in Oneida County from Town of Mexico 
  1816    Transferred to new county of Oswego 
  1825    Daughter town Hastings formed 
  1839    Daughter town West Monroe formed
Fredericksburgh 
  Name for Town of Volney 1806-1811
Fulton (city)  
  1902    Incorporated as a city; formed from Village of Oswego Falls (Town of Granby) and Village of Fulton (Town of Volney)
Granby   
  1792    Settlers from Rensselaer County 
  1818    Formed from Town of Hannibal 
  1836    Ceded land to Town of Oswego Falls 
  1902    Daughter City of Fulton formed from Village of Oswego Falls
Hannibal   
  1802    Settlers from Saratoga County
  1806    Created in Onondaga County from the town of Lysander 
  1816    Transferred to new county of Oswego formed 
Hastings   
  1789    Settled at Fort Brewerton 
  1825    Formed from Town of Constantia 
  1789    Settled at Fort Brewerton
  1825    Formed from Town of Constantia 
Mexico   
  1792    Formed from Town of Whitestown in Herkimer County
  1798    Transferred to new county of Oneida 
  1799    Daughter town Camden formed 
  1800    Daughter towns Champion and Watertown formed in Jefferson County; Redfield in Oneida County; Lowville and Turin in Lewis County
  1802    Daughter town Adams formed in Jefferson County
  1803    Daughter town Ellisburgh formed in Jefferson County
  1804    Daughter towns Malta (now Lorraine), formed in Jefferson County and Williamstown Oneida County
  1806    Daughter town Fredericknurgh (now Volney) formed
  1808    Daughter town Constantia formed 
  1813    Daughter town New Haven formed 
  1816    Mexico transferred from Oneida County to new county of Oswego 
  1828    Daughter town Parish formed 
  1836    Annexed land from towns of New Haven and Richland 
Minetto   
  1916    Formed from Town of Oswego 
New Haven   
  1798    First Settled
  1813    Formed in Oneida County from Town of Mexico 
Orwell   
  1806    Settled 
  1817    Formed from Town of Richland 
  1828    Daughter town Boylston formed 
  1844    Annexed land from Town of Richland 
Oswego (city)
  Site of British garrison during Revolutionary War 
  1828    Incorporated as a village in towns of Oswego and Scriba
  1848    Enlarged and formed as a city from towns of Oswego and Scriba
Oswego (town)
  1797    Settlers from Connecticut
  1818    Formed from Town of Granby 
  1836    Annexed land from Town of Granby 
  1848    Daughter city Oswego formed 
  1916    Daughter town Minetto formed
Palermo   
  1806    Settlers from Oneida County
  1832    Formed from Town of Volney 
Parish   
  1803    Settlers from Otsego County 
  1828    Formed from Town of Mexico 
Redfield   
  1795-98    Settlers from Connecticut at Redfield Square 
  1800    Formed in Oneida County from Town of Mexico 
  1816    Transferred to new county of Oswego 
Richland   
  1801    Settlers from Rome, NY
  1807    Formed in Oneida County from Town of Mexico from Town of Williamstown
  1816    Transferred to new county of Oswego 
  1817    Daughter town Orwell formed 
  1825    Daughter towns Albion and Sandy Creek formed
  1836    Ceded land to Town of Mexico 
  1844    Ceded land to Town of Orwell
Sandy Creek  
  1804    Settlers from Oneida County 
  1825    Formed from Town of Richland
Schroeppel  
  1800    Settled at Phoenix 
  1832    Formed from Town of Volney 
Scriba   
  1798    Settled 
  1811    Formed in Oneida County from Town of Frederickburgh (now Volney)
  1816    Transferred to new county of Oswego 
  1848    Daughter city Oswego formed
Volney   
  Settled temporarily in early 1700s
  1793    Settled 
  1806    Formed in Oneidca County as Town of Frederickburgh from Town of Mexico 
  1811    Name change to Volney; daughter town Scriba formed 
  1816    Transferred to new county of Oswego 
  1832    Daughter towns Palermo and Schroeppel formed
  1902    Daughter city Fulton formed 
West Monroe
  1806    Settled 
  1839    Formed from Town of Constantia 
Williamstown
  1801    Settled 
  1804    Formed in Oneida County from Town of Mexico 
  1807    Daughter town Richland formed 
  1816    Transferred to new county of Oswego 
  1830    Daughter town Amboy formed