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List of towns, formation dates, and other details
Augusta | |
Name for Town of Middlesex 1789 – 1808 | |
Barrington | |
1800 Settled | |
1822 Formed in Steuben County from Town of Wayne | |
1826 Transferred to Yates County | |
Benton | |
1789 Settlers from Catskill, Greene County | |
1803 Formed in Ontario County as Town of Vernon from Town of Jerusalem | |
1808 Name changed to Snell | |
1810 Name changed to Benton | |
1818 Daughter town Milo formed | |
1823 Transferred to new county of Yates | |
1851 Daughter town Torrey formed | |
Italy | |
1793 Settled at West Hollow | |
1815 Formed in Ontario County from Town of Naples | |
1823 Transferred to new county of Yates | |
Jerusalem | |
1789 Formed in Ontario County; settled the same year | |
1803 Daughter town Vernon (now Benton) formed | |
1814 Annexed land from Town of Wayne, Steuben County | |
1823 Transferred to new county of Yates | |
Middlesex | |
1789 Settled | |
1797 formed as town of Augusta in Ontario County | |
1808 Name changed to Middlesex | |
1814 Annexed land from Town of Wayne, Steuben County | |
1823 Transferred to new county of Yates | |
1832 Daughter town Potter formed | |
1856 Ceded land to Town of Potter | |
Milo | |
1788 – 89 Settlers from Rhode Island from Town of Benton | |
1823 Transferred to new county of Yates | |
1851 Daughter town Torrey formed | |
Potter | |
1788 Settled | |
1823 Formed from Town of Middlesex | |
1856 Annexed land from Town of Middlesex | |
Snell | |
Name for Town of Benton 1808 – 1810 | |
Starkey | |
1800 Settled | |
1824 Formed from Town of Reading, Steuben County | |
Torrey | |
1788 Settlers from New England | |
1851 Formed from towns of Benton and Milo | |
Vernon | |
Name for Town of Benton 1803 – 1808 |