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List of towns, formation dates, and other details
| Barker | |
| 1791 Settlers from Connecticut | |
| 1831 Formed from Town of Lisle | |
| 1840 Annexed land from Town of Greene, Chenango County | |
| Berkshire | |
| In Broome County 1808-1822 | |
| Binghamton (city) | |
| 1813 Incorporated as Village of Chenango Point in Town of Chenango | |
| 1855 Transferred to Town of Binghamton as Village of Binghamton | |
| 1867 Village became City of Binghamton | |
| Binghamton (town) | |
| 1787 Settlers from New England | |
| 1855 Formed from Town of Chenango | |
| 1867 Village of Binghamton became City of Binghamton | |
| 1890 Daughter town Dickinson formed | |
| Chenango | |
| 1787 Settled | |
| 1791 Formed in Tioga County | |
| 1806 Transferred to new county of Broome | |
| 1807 Daughter town Windsor formed | |
| 1808 Annexed land from Town of Union | |
| 1824 Daughter town Conklin formed | |
| 1855 Daughter towns Binghamton and Port Crane (now Fenton) formed | |
| Colesville | |
| 1785 Settlers from Connecticut | |
| 1821 Formed from Town of Windsor | |
| Conklin | |
| 1788 Settled | |
| 1824 Formed from Town of Chenango | |
| 1859 Daughter town Kirkwood formed | |
| Dickinson | |
| 1890 Formed from Town of Binghamton | |
| Fenton | |
| 1788 Settled | |
| 1855 Formed as Port Crane from Town of Chenango | |
| 1867 Name changed to Fenton | |
| Kirkwood | |
| 1859 Formed from town on Conklin | |
| Lisle | |
| 1791 Settlers from New England | |
| 1801 Formed in Tioga County from Town of Union | |
| 1806 Transferred to new county of Broome | |
| 1827 Ceded land to Town of Union | |
| 1831 Daughter towns Barker, Nanticoke, and Triangle formed | |
| Maine | |
| 1797 Settled | |
| 1848 Formed from Town of Union | |
| Nanticoke | |
| 1793 Settlers from Luzerne County, PA | |
| 1831 Formed from Town of Lisle | |
| Owego | |
| In Broome County 1813-1822 | |
| Port Crane | |
| Name for town of Fenton 1855-1867 | |
| Sanford | |
| 1787 Settlers from New Hampshire | |
| 1821 Formed from Town of Windsor | |
| Tioga | |
| In Broome County 1806-1813 | |
| Triangle | |
| 1791 Settlers from Massachusetts at Whitney Point | |
| 1831 Formed from the Town of Lisle | |
| Union | |
| 1785 Settled | |
| 1791 Formed in Tioga County | |
| 1793 Daughter towns Norwich and Oxford formed | |
| 1798 Daughter town Greene formed in Chenango County | |
| 1800 Daughter town Tioga formed in Tioga County | |
| 1801 Daughter town Lisle formed in Tioga County | |
| 1806 Transferred to new county of Broome | |
| 1808 Ceded land to Town of Chenango | |
| 1823 Daughter town Vestal formed | |
| 1827 Annexed land from Town of Lisle | |
| 1848 Daughter town Maine formed | |
| Vestal | |
| 1785 Settlers from New England | |
| 1823 Formed from Town of Union | |
| Windsor | |
| 1786 Settlers from Connecticut on the Susquehanna | |
| 1807 Formed from Town of Chenango | |
| 1821 Daughter towns Colesville and Sanford formed | |
Selected links to town websites, clerks, and historians
Barker
- Official information www.gobroomecounty.com/files/community/pdfs/TownofBarker.pdf
Binghamton (City)
- Official website http://www.cityofbinghamton.com/
- City clerk http://www.binghamton-ny.gov/departments/city-clerk/city-clerk
- History http://binghamton-ny.gov/history
Binghamton (Town)
- Official website http://www.townofbinghamton.com/
- Town clerk http://www.townofbinghamton.com/town-clerk
- History http://www.townofbinghamton.com/about-our-town
Chenango
- Official website http://townofchenango.com/
- Town clerk http://townofchenango.com/?page_id=32
Colesville
- Official website http://townofcolesville.org/content
- Town clerk http://townofcolesville.org/content/Departments/View/1
- History http://townofcolesville.org/content/History
Conklin
- Official website http://www.townofconklin.org/
- Town clerk http://www.townofconklin.org/town_clerk.aspx#mid
- History http://www.townofconklin.org/history.aspx#mid
Deposit
- Official website http://www.villageofdeposit.org/
- Village clerk http://www.villageofdeposit.org/deptandserv.html#ClerksOffice
- History http://www.villageofdeposit.org/histandstats.html
Dickinson
- Official website http://www.townofdickinson.com/
- Town clerk http://www.townofdickinson.com/department_town_clerk.aspx
- History http://www.townofdickinson.com/about_history.aspx
Endicott
- Official website http://www.endicottny.com/
Fenton
- Official website http://www.townoffenton.com/
Johnson City
- Official website http://www.villageofjc.com/
- Village clerk http://www.villageofjc.com/clerk.html
Kirkwood
- Official website http://www.townofkirkwood.org/
- Town clerk http://www.townofkirkwood.org/town-clerk/
- History http://www.townofkirkwood.org/history/
Lisle (Town)
- Official website http://www.gobroomecounty.com/community/municipalities/lisle
Lisle (Village)
- Official information http://www.gobroomecounty.com/files/community/pdfs/VillageofLisle.pdf
Maine
- Official website http://townofmaine.org/content
- Town clerk http://townofmaine.org/content/Departments/View/2
- History http://townofmaine.org/content/History
Nanticoke
- Official website http://townofnanticokeny.com/
- Town clerk http://townofnanticokeny.com/index.php/clerk
- Town historian http://townofnanticokeny.com/index.php/historian
Port Dickinson
- Official website http://www.portdickinsonny.us/
- Village historians http://www.portdickinsonny.us/history.html
Sanford
- Official information http://www.gobroomecounty.com/files/community/pdfs/TownofSanford.pdf
Triangle
- Official information http://www.gobroomecounty.com/files/legis/County%20Guides/TOWN%20OF%20TRIANGLE.pdf
Union
- Official website http://www.townofunion.com/
- Town clerk http://www.townofunion.com/depts_services_clerk.html
Vestal
- Official website http://www.vestalny.com/
- Town clerk http://www.vestalny.com/government/clerk/index.php
- Town historian http://www.vestalny.com/departments/vestalhistorian.php
Whitney Point
- Official website http://www.whitneypoint.org/
- Village clerk http://www.whitneypoint.org/village/officials.html
- History http://www.whitneypoint.org/history.html
Windsor (Town)
- Official website http://www.windsorny.org/
- Town clerk http://www.windsorny.org/town_clerk.html
- History http://www.windsorny.org/historic_windsor.html
Windsor (Village)
- Official website http://www.villageofwindsor.org/
- Village clerk http://www.villageofwindsor.org/pages/contactDetail.php?Deputy-Clerk-Treasurer-8