On 01/23/2001 (1:25:45 PM EST), Linda Crannell ([log in to unmask]) asked,
"Could anyone tell me the names of the then-current counties through which
the canal system ran as of November 1824? I am exploring the relationship
between the course of the canal system and the designation as
exempt/non-exempt counties in the law which established the statewide system
of county poorhouses. Any assistance would be appreciated."
The following "Genealogy of the Counties of New York State" may be of some
help to you:
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 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 in 1873
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.
Sincerely,
Walter Greenspan
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