For a 'zippier' version of the same info, see:
http://www.marist.edu/summerscholars/97/animated.htm

Wayne Miller
Plattsburgh State

Walter Greenspan writes:

> On 2/14/02 (2:41:34 PM EST), a posting from Gerard Koeppel
> ([log in to unmask]) was relayed to the list:
>
> "Can anyone tell me (or direct me to a listing of) the composition of the
> state's districts (Western, Southern, Eastern, Middle) by county during
> the first two decades of the 1800s; that is, which counties were in
> which districts?"
>
> It may be helpful to you to know which counties were counties in the early
> 19th century.
>
> There are currently 62 counties in New York State.  Five of these counties
> are the vestigial counties that make up New York City, leaving 57 real
> counties.  In addition, there were 4 counties that used to be in New York
> State and are now part of Massachusetts and Vermont.  Thus, New York State
> had 66 counties (5 + 57 + 4 = 66) between November 1, 1683 when the first 12
> counties were organized and today.
>
>
> .........The Genealogy of the Counties of New York State:
>
> Any errors in the spelling of the counties of New York or mistyping of the
> years they were established are solely mine and I would appreciate any
> corrections to be eMailed to me.
>
>
> .........Counties of New York with Year Established
>
> ......................................................................Year
> Name....................Taken From....................Established
>
> Albany...................Original..............................1683
> Allegany.................Genesee............................1806
> Bronx.....................New York-1........................1914
> Broome..................Tioga.................................1806
> Cattaraugus............Genesee............................1808
> Cayuga...................Onondaga..........................1799
> Chautauqua............Genesee............................1808
> Chemung................Tioga.................................1836
> Chenango...............Tioga; Herkimer..................1798
> Clinton....................Washington.......................1788
> Columbia................Albany...............................1786
> Cornwall-2..............Original..............................1683
> Cortland.................Onondaga..........................1808
> Cumberland-3.........Albany...............................1766
> Delaware...............Ulster; Otsego.....................1797
> Dukes-4................Original...............................1683
> Dutchess..............Original...............................1683
> Erie......................Niagara...............................1821
> Essex..................Clinton.................................1799
> Franklin................Clinton.................................1808
> Fulton...................Montgomery.........................1838
> Genesee...............Ontario................................1802
> Gloucester-5..........Albany................................1770
> Greene..................Albany; Ulster......................1800
> Hamilton................Montgomery........................1816
> Herkimer................Montgomery........................1791
> Jefferson................Oneida................................1805
> Kings....................Original................................1683
> Lewis....................Oneida.................................1805
> Livingston..............Genesee; Ontario..................1821
> Madison................Chenango.............................1806
> Monroe..................Genesee; Ontario..................1821
> Montgomery-6........Albany.................................1772
> Nassau.................Queens.................................1899
> New York..............Original.................................1683
> Niagara.................Genesee...............................1808
> Oneida..................Herkimer...............................1798
> Onondaga.............Herkimer................................1794
> Ontario.................Montgomery...........................1789
> Orange.................Original..................................1683
> Orleans................Genesee................................1824
> Oswego...............Oneida; Onondaga...................1816
> Otsego.................Montgomery............................1791
> Putnam................Dutchess................................1812
> Queens................Original...................................1683
> Rensselaer...........Albany....................................1791
> Richmond.............Original...................................1683
> Rockland..............Orange...................................1798
> St. Lawrence-7......Clinton....................................1802
> Saratoga...............Albany....................................1791
> Schenectady.........Albany....................................1809
> Schoharie..............Albany;Otsego........................1795
> Schuyler................Chemung; Steuben; Tompkins....1854
> Seneca..................Cayuga..................................1804
> Steuben.................Ontario..................................1796
> Suffolk...................Original..................................1683
> Sullivan..................Ulster....................................1809
> Tioga.....................Montgomery...........................1791
> Tompkins...............Cayuga; Seneca.....................1817
> Ulster.....................Original.................................1683
> Warren...................Washington...........................1813
> Washington-8..........Albany..................................1772
> Wayne....................Ontario; Seneca.....................1823
> Westchester............Original.................................1683
> Wyoming................Genesee................................1841
> Yates.....................Ontario...................................1823
>
>
> 1.  Portions of Westchester County were annexed by New York County in1873 and
> 1895.
> 2.  Transferred to Massachusetts on October 7, 1691.
> 3.  Transferred to Vermont in 1790.
> 4.  Transferred to Massachusetts on October 7, 1691.
> 5.  Transferred to Vermont in 1790.
> 6.  As Tryon; changed April 2, 1784.
> 7.  Parts of Montgomery, Herkimer and Oneida, provisionally annexed.
> 8.  As Charlotte; changed April 2, 1784.  Also, parts transferred to Vermont
> in 1790.
>
> Source:  Local Government Handbook, Division of Local Government Services,
> NYS Department of State, 4th Edition, 1987.
>
>
> I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting.
>
> Walter Greenspan