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List of towns with formation dates, and other details
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Selected links to town websites, clerks, and historians
List of towns, formation dates, and other details
| Alfred | |
| 1807 Settled | |
| 1808 Formed from the Town of Angelica | |
| 1816 Annexed land from Angelica | |
| 1821 Daughter towns Almond and Harrison (now Independence) formed | |
| 1833 Daughter town West Almond formed | |
| 1856 Daughter town Ward formed | |
| Allen | |
| 1800 Settled | |
| 1823 Formed from Town of Angelica | |
| 1829 Daughter town Birdsall formed | |
| Alma | |
| 1833 Settlers from Quebec | |
| 1854 Formed from Town of Willing | |
| Almond | |
| 1796 Settlers from Pennsylvania at Karr Valley | |
| 1821 Formed from Town of Alfred | |
| 1829 Daughter town Birdsall formed | |
| 1833 Daughter town West Almond formed | |
| Amity | |
| 1804 Settled near Belvidere | |
| 1830 Formed from towns of Angelica and Scio | |
| 1856 Daughter town Ward formed | |
| Andover | |
| 1795-96 Settlers from Pennsylvania and Connecticut at Elm Valley | |
| 1824 Formed from Town of Harrison (now Independence) | |
| 1855 Daughter town Wellsville formed | |
| Angelica | |
| 1802 Settled at Angelica Village | |
| 1805 Formed in Genesee County from Town of Leicester | |
| 1806 Transferred to new county of Allegany | |
| 1808 Daughter towns of Alfred, Caneadea, and Nunda formed | |
| 1816 Ceded land to Town of Alfred | |
| 1823 Daughter towns Allen and Scio formed | |
| 1830 Daughter town Amity formed | |
| Daughter town West Almond formed | |
| Belfast | |
| 1803 Settlers from Pennsylvania on Genesee River | |
| 1824 Formed as Orrinsburgh from Town of Caneadea | |
| 1825 Named changed to Belfast | |
| Birdsall | |
| 1816 Settled | |
| 1829 Formed from towns of Allen and Almond | |
| Bolivar | |
| 1819 Settlers from Otsego County | |
| 1825 Formed from Town of Friendship | |
| 1838 Daughter town Wirt formed | |
| Burns | |
| 1805 Settled at Whitney Valley | |
| 1826 Formed from Town of Ossian, Livingston County | |
| Caneadea | |
| 1800 Settlers from Pennsylvania | |
| 1808 Formed from Town of Angelica | |
| 1815 Daughter town Friendship formed | |
| 1816 Daughter town Rushford formed | |
| 1824 Daughter town Orrinsburgh (now Belfast) formed | |
| Centerville | |
| 1808 Settlers from Rhode Island | |
| 1819 Formed from Town of Pike | |
| Church Tract | |
| Name for Town of Grove 1827-1828 | |
| Clarksville | |
| 1822 Settlers from Warsaw, Wyoming County | |
| 1835 Formed from Town of Cuba | |
| Cuba | |
| 1817 Settled | |
| 1822 Formed from Town of Friendship | |
| 1830 Daughter town of Genesee formed | |
| 1835 Daughter town Clarksville formed | |
| Eagle | |
| In Allegany County 1823-1846 | |
| Friendship | |
| 1806 Settlers from Kingston, Ulster County | |
| 1815 Formed from Town of Caneadea | |
| 1822 Daughter town of Cuba formed | |
| 1825 Daughter town Bolivar formed | |
| 1838 Daughter town Wirt formed | |
| Genesee | |
| 1823 Settlers from Rensselaer County on Genesee Creek | |
| 1830 Formed from Town of Cuba | |
| Granger | |
| 1816 Settlers from Vermont and Otsego County | |
| 1838 Formed as West Grove from Town of Grove | |
| 1839 Name changed to Granger | |
| Grove | |
| 1818 Settlers from Herkimer County | |
| 1827 Formed as Church Tract from Town of Nunda | |
| 1828 Name changed to Grove | |
| 1838 Daughter town West Grove (now Granger) formed | |
| Haight | |
| Name for Town of New Hudson 1825-1837 | |
| Harrison | |
| Name for Town of Independence 1821-1827 | |
| Hume | |
| 1807 Settlers from Montgomery County and Mills Mills | |
| 1822 Formed from Town of Pike | |
| Independence | |
| 1819 Settlers from Madison County at Whitesville | |
| 1821 Formed as Harrison from Town of Alfred | |
| 1824 Daughter town Andover formed | |
| 1827 Name changed to Independence | |
| 1851 Daughter town Willing formed | |
| New Hudson | |
| 1820 Settlers from Waterbury, VT | |
| 1825 Formed as Haight from Town of Rushford | |
| 1837 Name changed to New Hudson | |
| Nunda | |
| In Allegany County 1808-1846 | |
| Orrinsburgh | |
| Name for Town of Belfast 1824-1825 | |
| Ossian | |
| In Allegany County 1808-1856 | |
| Pike | |
| In Allegany County 1818-1846 | |
| Portage | |
| In Allegany County 1827-1846 | |
| Rushford | |
| 1808 Settlers from Vermont | |
| 1816 Formed from Town of Caneadea | |
| 1825 Daughter town Haight (now New Hudson) formed | |
| Scio | |
| 1805 Settlers from Oneida County | |
| 1823 Formed from Town of Angelica | |
| 1830 Daughter town Amity formed | |
| 1851 Daughter town Willing formed | |
| 1855 Daughter town Wellsville formed | |
| Ward | |
| 1817 Settlers from Ontario County | |
| 1856 Formed from town of Alfred and Amity | |
| Wellsville | |
| 1800 Settled | |
| 1855 Formed from towns of Andover, Scio, and Willing | |
| West Almond | |
| 1833 Formed from towns of Alfred, Almond, and Angelica | |
| West Grove | |
| Name for Town of Granger 1838-1839 | |
| Willing | |
| 1825 Settlers from Brookfield, Madison County | |
| 1851 Formed from towns of Independence and Scio | |
| 1854 Daughter town Alma formed | |
| 1855 Daughter town Wellsville formed | |
| Wirt | |
| 1812 Settlers from Amsterdam, Montgomery County | |
| 1838 Formed from towns of Bolivar and Friendship | |
Selected links to town websites, clerks, and historians
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Alfred (Town)
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Alfred (Village)
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Allen
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Alma
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Almond (Town)
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Almond (Village)
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Amity
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Andover (Town)
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Angelica (Town)
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Angelica (Village)
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Belfast
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Belmont
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Birdsall
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Bolivar (Town)
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Bolivar (Village)
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Burns
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Canaseraga
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Caneadea
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Centerville
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Clarksville
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Cuba (Town)
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Cuba (Village)
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Friendship
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Genesee
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Granger
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Grove
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Hume
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Independence
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New Hudson
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Richburg
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Rushford
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Scio
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Ward
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Wellsville (Town)
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Wellsville (Village)
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West Almond
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Willing
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Wirt
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