Cattaraugus County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages

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List of towns, formation dates, and other details

Allegany 
  1820    Settlers from Connecticut
  1831    Formed as Burton from Town of Great Valley
  1836    Daughter town Humphrey formed
  1851    Name changed from Burton to Allegany
Ashford  
  1816    Settlers from Columbia Co., Herkimer Co., and Massachusetts
  1824    Formed from Town of Ellicottville
  1835    Annexed land from Town of Otto
Carrollton
  1814    Settled
  1842    Formed from Town of Great Valley
  1847    Annexed land from Allegany Reservation
Coldspring
  1818    Settlers from Susquehanna, PA
  1837    Formed from Town of Napoli
  1847    Daughter town South Valley formed
  1965    Absorbed Town of Elko
Conewango
  1816    Settled near Rutledge
  1823    Formed from Town of Little Valley
  1826    Daughter town Randolph formed
  1832    Daughter town Leon formed
Dayton  
  1810    Settlers from Otsego County
  1835    Formed from Town of Perrysburg
East Otto
  1816    Settled
  1854    Formed from Town of Otto
Elko 1890-1965
  1890    Town of Elko formed from Town of South Valley
  1965    Elko absorbed into Town of Coldspring when the Kinzua Dam was built on the Allegheny river
   
Ellicottville
  1815    Settlers from Oneida County and Massachusetts
  1820    Formed from Town of Ischua (now Franklinville)
  1824    Daughter town Ashford formed
Farmersville
  1815-17    Settled
  1821    Formed from Town of Ischua (now Franklinville)
Franklinville
  1806    Settlers from Vermont
  1812    Formed as Hebe from Town of Olean
  1814    Daughter town Perry (now Perrysburg) formed
  1816    Name changed from Hebe to Ischua
  1820    Daughter towns Ellicottville, Freedom, and Yorkshire formed
  1821    Daughter town Farmersville formed
  1824    Name changed from Ischua to Franklinville
  1829    Daughter town Lyndon formed
Freedom
  1811    Settlers from New Hampshire and Vermont
  1820    Formed from Town of Ischua (now Franklinville)
  1844    Ceded land to Town of Yorkshire
Great Valley
  1812    Settled
  1818    Formed from Town of Olean
  1831    Daughter town Burton (now Town of Allegany) formed
  1842    Daughter town Carrollton formed
  1847    Ceded land to Allegany Reservation
Hinsdale
  1806    Settled
  1820    Formed from Town of Olean
  1846    Daughter town Rice (now Ischua) formed
Humphrey
  1815    Settled
  1836    Formed from Town of Burton (now Town of Allegany)
Ischua  
  1812    Settlers from Massachusetts
  1846    Formed as Rice from Town of Hinsdale
  1855    Name changed from Rice to Ischua
Leon  
  1819    Settled on Mud Creek
  1832    Formed from Town of Connewango
Little Valley
  1807    Settled but many left during War of 1812
  1818    Formed from Town of Perrysburg
  1823    Daughter towns Cold Spring (now Napoli) and Connewango formed
  1830    Daughter towns Cecelius (now Mansfield) and New Albion formed
  1854    Daugthter town Bucktooth (now Salamanca) formed
Lyndon  
  1808    Settled
  1829    Formed from Town of Franklinville
  1857    Name changed from Lyndon to Elgin
  1858    Name changed back to Lyndon
Machias  
  1813    Settlers from Maine
  1827    Formed from Town of Yorkshire
  1847    Annexed land from Town of Yorkshire
Mansfield
  1817    Settled
  1830    Formed as Cecelius from Town of Little Valley
  1831    Name changed from Cecelius to Mansfield
Napoli  
  1818    Settled
  1823    Formed as Cold Spring from Town of Little Valley
  1828    Name changed from Cold Spring to Napoli
  1837    Daughter town Cold Spring formed
New Albion
  1818    Settled
  1830    Formed from Town of Little Valley
Olean (city)
  1854    Incorporated as village in Town of Olean
  1893    Formed as city from Village of Olean
Olean (town)
  Settled before 1805
  1808    Formed as town; initially encompassed all of Cattaraugus County
  1812    Daughter town Hebe (now Franklinville) formed
  1814    Daughter town Perry (now Perrysburg) formed
  1818    Daughter town Great Valley formed
  1820    Daughter town Portville formed
  1837    Daughter town Portville formed
  1893    Village of Olean became City of Olean
Otto  
  1816    Settled on Cattaraugus Creek
  1823    Formed from Town of Perrysburg
  1835    Ceded land to Town of Ashford
  1854    Daughter town East Otto formed
Perrysburg
  1814    Formed as Perry from towns of Hebe (now Franklinville) and Olean
  1818    Name changed from Perry to Perrysburg
  1818    Daughter town Little Valley formed
  1823    Daughter town Otto formed
  1835    Daughter town Dayton and Persia formed
Persia  
  1811    Settlers from Vermont
  1835    Formed from Town of Perrysburg
Portville  
  1805    Settled
  1837    Formed from Town of Olean
Randolph
  1820    Settlers from Oneida County at Randolph
  1826    Formed from Town of Connewango
  1847    Daughter town South Valley formed
Red House
  1827    Settled
  1869    Formed from Town of Salamanca
Salamanca (city)
  1878    Incorporated as village in Town of Salamanca
  1913    Formed as city from Village of Salamanca
Salamanca (town)
  1830    Settled
  1854    Formed as Bucktooth from Town of Little Valley
  1862    Name changed from Bucktooth to Salamanca
  1869    Daughter town Red House formed
South Valley
  1825    Settled
  1847    Formed from towns of Cold Spring and Randolph
  1890    Daughter town Elko formed (dissolved 1965)
Yorkshire
  1810    Settlers from Vermont
  1820    Formed from town of Ischua (now Franklinville)
  1827    Daughter town Machias formed
  1844    Annexed land from Town of Freedom
  1847    Ceded land to Town of Machias

Selected links to town websites, clerks, and historians

Allegany (Town)

Allegany (Village)

Ashford

Carrollton

Cattaraugus

Coldspring

Conewango

Dayton

Delevan

  • Official website

East Otto

Ellicottville (Town)

Ellicottville (Village)

Farmersville

Franklinville (Town)

Franklinville (Village)

Freedom

Gowanda

Great Valley

Hinsdale

Humphrey

Ischua

Leon

Little Valley (Town)

Little Valley (Village)

Lyndon

Machias

Mansfield

Napoli

New Albion

Olean (City)

Olean (Town)

Otto

Perrysburg

Persia

Portville (Town)

Portville (Village)

Randolph

Red House

Salamanca (City)

Salamanca (Town)

South Dayton

South Valley

Yorkshire