In a message dated 8/3/2000 10:20:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> Walter Greenspan wrote:
>
>  >
>  > Then there is the Village of Saranac Lake:  it's in 3 towns and 2
counties!
>
>  >
>  > The Village of Saranac Lake is in the Towns of Harrietstown, St. Armand
> and
>  > North
>  > Elba and in the counties of Franklin and Essex.
>  >
>  > Interestingly, the Village of Saranac Lake is within the border of only
> one
>  > postal zone:  "Saranac Lake, NY 12983", which services an area larger
than
>  > the village.
>  >
>
>  None of the above to be confused with, of course, the hamlet and town of
>  Saranac in Clinton County a few miles down the Saranac River from
>  Saranac Lake!
>
>  Tom
>
One of my all time favorites is from Massachusetts.  There are no
incorporated villages in Massachusetts, only towns and cities which differ
only by their form of government.  The entire state is divided into towns and
cities which do not overlap.  However, some settlements think of themselves
as villages ... sort of like NY's hamlets.  There is a town of Montague in
Franklin County, Mass., along the Connecticut River about ten miles south of
the New Hampshire line.  There are several distinct settled areas in the town
of Montague, each with its own center and identity, but all part of the
overall town.  One settlement is called "Montague City."  I don't know if the
sign is still there but back in the 70's and early 80's when I lived in the
area, there was a sign as you approached Montague City announcing:  Entering
Village of Montague City, Town of Montague.

Bill, currently in Schenectady