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List of towns, formation dates, and other details
Arcadia | |
1791 Settled | |
1825 Formed from Town of Lyons | |
Butler | |
1802 – 03 Settled | |
1826 Formed from Town of Wolcott | |
Galen | |
1800 Settled | |
1812 Formed in Seneca County from Town of Junius | |
1823 Transferred to new county of Wayne | |
1824 Daughter town Savannah formed | |
Huron | |
1796 Settled | |
1826 Formed as Town of Port Bay from Town of Wolcott | |
1834 Name changed to Huron | |
Lyons | |
1789 Settled | |
1811 Formed in Ontario County from Town of Sodus | |
1823 transferred to new county of Wayne; land annexed from Town of Phelps, Ontario County | |
1825 Daughter town Arcadia formed | |
Macedon | |
1789 Settled | |
1823 Formed from Town of Palmyra | |
Marion | |
1795 – 06 Settled | |
1825 Formed as Town of Winchester from Town of Williamson | |
1826 Name changed to Marion | |
Ontario | |
1806 Settlers from Rhode Island | |
1807 Formed in Ontario County as Town of Freetown from Town of Williamson | |
1808 Name changed to Ontario | |
1823 Transferred to new county of Wayne | |
1829 Daughter town Walworth formed | |
Palmyra | |
1789 Created as district of Tolland in Ontario County | |
1796 Named Town of Palmyra | |
1823 Transferred to new county of Wayne; daughter town Macedon formed | |
Port Bay | |
Name for Town of Huron 1826 - 1834 | |
Rose | |
1805 Settled | |
1826 Formed from Town of Wolcott | |
Savannah | |
1812 Settled | |
1824 Formed from Town of Galen | |
Sodus | |
1789 Formed in Ontario County | |
1802 Daughter town Williamson formed | |
1811 Daughter town Lyons formed | |
1823 Transferred to new county of Wayne | |
Walworth | |
1800 Settled | |
1829 Formed from Town of Ontario | |
Williamson | |
1802 Formed in Ontario County from Town of Sodus | |
1807 Daughter town Freetown (now Ontario) formed | |
1823 Transferred to new county of Wayne | |
1825 Daughter town Winchester (now Marion) was formed | |
Wolcott | |
1805 Settled | |
1807 Formed in Seneca County from the Town of Junius | |
1823 Transferred to new county of Wayne | |
1826 Daughter towns Butler, Port Bay (now Huron), and Rose formed |