"Historical Collections of the State of New York" (New York: S. Tuttle,
1845), under Vienna, Oneida County (p. 375), begins: "Vienna, originally
named Orange, afterwards changed to Bengal, and finally to Vienna; taken
from Camden in 1807...."  The Mormon pamphlet on "County Formations and
Minor Civil Divisions of the State of New York" (Genealogical Department of
the Church of Latter Day Saints, Series B, No. 4, 1978) shows Vienna as
having formerly been named Orange (1807-08) and Bengal (1808-16). The
"Historical and Statistical Gazetteer of New York State" (Syracuse: R.P.
Smith, 1860), notes as follows:
         Vienna, Oneida County (p. 470): "Its name was changed to 'Bengal,' April
6, 1808, and to Vienna, April 12, 1816."
        Taylorville, Town of Taylor, Cortland County (p. 254): "...or
'Bangall,'....."
        Guilderland Center, Town of Guilderland, Albany County (p. 164): "locally
known as 'Bangall,'...."


Hugh C. MacDougall
Secretary/Treasurer
James Fenimore Cooper Society

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> David Minor wrote:
> > While looking through a list of early New York State place names I
> > came across three places formerly name Bangali. They are Guilderland
> > Centre (Albany County), Taylorville (Cortland County) and Vienna
> > (Oneida County). Anyone have any idea where the name comes from and
> > why three non-contiguous counties all had towns of the same name. Is
> > there a Bangali extant today?