Fulton County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages

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List of towns, formation dates, and other details

Bleecker
  1800 Settlers from New England
  1831 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Johnstown
  1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton
  1841 Ceded land to Town of Johnstown
  1842 Daughter town Caroga formed
Broadalbin
  First settlement pre-Revolution
  1793 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Caughnawaga (now towns of Amsterdam, Broadalbin, Johnstown, and Mayfield)
  1799 Daughter town Northampton formed
  1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton
  1842 Ceded land to Town of Perth
Caroga  
  c. 1790 Settled
  1842 Formed from towns of Bleecker, Johnstown, and Stratford
Ephratah
  Settled mid-1700s
  1827 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Palatine
  1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton
Gloversville (city)
  1853 Village of Gloversville incorporated in Town of Johnstown
  1890 Village of Gloversville incorporated as city of Gloversville
Johnstown (city) 
  1808 Village of Johnstown incorporated in Town of Johnstown
  1895 Village of Johnstown incorporated as City of Johnstown
Johnstown (town)
  1760 Settled
  1793 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Caughnawaga (now towns of Amsterdam, Broadalbin, Johnstown, and Mayfield)
  1812 Daughter town Lake Pleasant formed 
  1816 Ceded land to Town of Lake Pleasant, Hamilton County
  1831 Daughter town Bleecker formed
  1837 Daughter town Mohawk formed ✻
  1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton
  1841 Annexed land from Town of Bleeker
  1842 Daughter town Caroga formed
  1895 Village of Johnstown incorporated as City of Johnstown
Mayfield
  c. 1760 First settled as Philadelphia Bush
  1793 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Caughnawaga (now towns of Amsterdam, Broadalbin, Johnstown, and Mayfield)
  1805 Daughter town Wells formed 
  1812 Ceded land to Town of Wells 
  1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton
  1842 Ceded land to Town of Perth
  1860 Daughter town Benson formed in Hamilton County
Northampton
  c. 1765 Settled
  1799 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Broadalbin
  1805 Daughter town Wells formed ✻
  1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton
Oppenheim
  Settled pre-Revolution
  1808 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Palatine
  1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton; daughter town St. Johnsonville formed in Montgomery County
Perth  
  Pre-Revolution settlers from Scotland
  1831 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Amsterdam
  1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton
  1842 Annexed land from towns of Broadalbin and Mayfield
Stratford
  1800 Settled
  1805 Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Palatine
  1838 Transferred to new county of Fulton
  1842 Daughter town Caroga formed