Cayuga County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages

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List of towns, formation dates, and other details

Auburn (city)
  1795    Settled as Hardenburgh Corners
  1805    Settlement name changed to Auburn
  1815    Incorporated as village in Town of Aurelius
  1823    Formed as town from Town of Aurelius
  1848    Incorporated as city from Town of Auburn
  1869    Annexed Clarksville from Town of Aurelius
Auburn (town)
  1823    Formed from, and coterminous with, Village of Auburn, Town of Aurelius
  1848    Incorporated as a city
Aurelius
  1788    Settled at Cayuga Village
  1789    Formed in Montgomery County
  1791    Transferred to new county of Herkimer
  1794    Transferred to new county of Onondaga
  1799    Transferred to new county of Cayuga
  1802    Daughter towns Brutus, Cato, Jefferson (now mentz), and Owasco
formed  
  1823    Daughter towns Auburn, Fleming, and Springport formed
  1859    Daughter town Throop formed
  1869    Ceded Clarksville to City of Auburn
Brutus  
  1800    Settled
  1802    Formed from Town of Aurelius
  1827    Daughter town Sennett formed
Cato  
  1800    Settled
  1802    Formed from Town of Aurelius
  1812    Daughter town Sterling formed
  1821    Daughter towns Conquest, Ira, and Victory formed
  1824    Annexed land from Town of Ira
Conquest
  1800    Settled
  1821    Formed from Town of Cato
Dryden  
  In Cayuga County 1803-1817
Fayette  
  In Cayuga County 1800-1804
Fleming  
  1790-91    Settled
  1823    Formed from Town of Aurelius
Genoa  
  1791    Settled at Northville (now King Ferry)
  1789    Formed in Montgomery County as Milton
  1791    Transferred to new county of Herkimer
  1794    Transferred to new county of Onondaga
  1799    Transferred to new county of Cayuga
  1802    Daughter town of Locke formed
  1808    Name changed from Milton to Genoa
  1817    Daughter town Lansing formed in Tompkins County
Hector  
  In Cayuga County 1802-1804
Ira  
  1800    Settled
  1821    Formed from Town of Cato
  1824    Ceded land to Town of Cato
Jefferson
  Name for town of Mentz 1802-1808
Junius  
  In Cayuga County 1803-1804
Ledyard  
  1789    Settled at Aurora
  1823    Formed from Town of Scipio
Locke  
  1790    Settled
  1802    Formed from Town of Milton (now Genoa)
  1817    Daughter town Division (now Groton) formed in Tompkins County
  1831    Daughter town Plato (now Summerhill) formed
Mentz  
  1797    Settled
  1802    Formed as Jefferson from Town of Aurelius
  1808    Name changed to Mentz
  1859    Daughter towns Montezuma and Throop formed
Milton  
  Name for Town of Genoa 1789-1808
Montezuma
  1798    Settled
  1859    Formed from Town of Mentz
Moravia  
  1791    Settled at Moravia Village
  1833    Formed from Town of Sempronius
Niles  
  1793    Settled
  1833    Formed from Town of Sempronius
Ovid  
  In Cayuga County 1799-1804
Owasco  
  1792    Settled
  1802    Formed from Town of Aurelius
Romulus
  In Cayuga County 1799-1804
Scipio  
  1790    Settled
  1794    Formed in Onondaga County
  1799    Transferred to new county of Cayuga; daughter town Sempronius formed
  1823    Daughter towns Ledyard, Springport, and Venice formed
Sempronius
  1794    Settled
  1799    Formed from Town of Scipio
  1833    Daughter towns Moravia and Niles formed
Sennett  
  1794    Settled
  Formed from Town of Brutus
  1859    Daughter town Throop formed
Springport
  1800    Settled
  Formed from towns of Aurelius and Scipio
Sterling  
  1805    Settled
  1812    Formed from Town of Cato
Summerhill
  1797    Settled
  1831    Formed as Town of Plato from Town of Locke
  1832    Name changed from Plato to Summerhill
Throop  
  1790    Settled
  1859    Formed from towns of Aurelius, Mentz, and Sennett
Ulysses  
  In Cayuga County 1799-1817
Venice  
  1800    Settled
  1823    Formed from Town of Scipio
Victory  
  1800    Settled
  1821    Formed from Town of Cato

Selected links to town websites, clerks, and historian

Auburn
Aurora
Aurelius
Brutus
Cato (town)
Cato (village)
Conquest
Fair Haven
Fleming
Genoa
Ira
Ledyard
Locke
Mentz
Meridian
  • [No website]
Montezuma
Moravia (town)
Moravia (village)
Niles
Owasco
Port Byron
Scipio
Sempronius
Sennett
Springport
Sterling
Summer Hill
Throop
Union Springs
Venice
Victory