Chautauqua County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages

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List of towns, formation dates, and other details

Arkwright 
  1807    Settled
  1829    Formed from towns of Pomfret and Villenova
  1830    Annexed land from Town of Pomfret
Busti  
  1810    Settlers from Herkimer County
  1823    Formed from towns of Ellicott and Harmony
  1845    Ceded land to Town of Ellicott
Carroll  
  1807    Settlers from Rensselaer
  1825    Formed from Town of Ellicott
  1845    Ceded land to Elicott
  1853    Daughter town Kiantone formed
Charlotte 
  1809    Settlers from Oneida County
  1829    Formed from Town of Gerry
Chautauqua
  1804    Settled at Mayville
  1804    Formed in Genesee County from Town of Batavia
  1808    Transferred to new county of Chautauqua; daughter town Pomfret formed
  1813    Daughter town Portland formed
  1816    Daughter town Harmony formed
  1821    Daughter towns Clymer, Ellery, and Stockton formed
Cherry Creek
  1812    Settlers from Rensselaer County
  1829    Formed from Town of Ellington
Clymer  
  1820    Settled
  1821    Formed from Town of Chautauqua
  1824    Daughter town of Mina formed
  1829    Daughter town French Creek formed
Dunkirk (city)
  1837    Incorporated as Village of Dunkirk in the Town of Pomfret
  1859    Village became part of new town of Dunkirk
  1880    Village incorporated as a city
Dunkirk (town)
  1859    Formed from Town of Pomfret
Ellery  
  1806    Settlers from Rensselaer County
  1821    Formed from Town of Chautauqua
  1850    Ceded land to Town of Stockton
Ellicott  
  1806    Settled at Chautauqua Lake
  1812    Formed from Town of Pomfret
  1823    Daughter town of Busti formed
  1825    Daughter town Carroll formed
  1832    Daughter town Poland formed
  1845    Annexed land from town of Busti and Carroll
Ellington
  1814    Settled
  1824    Formed from Town of Gerry
  1829    Daughter town Cherry Creek formed
French Creek
  1812    Settlers from Oswego County
  1829    Formed from Town of Clymer
Gerry  
  1811    Settled
  1812    Formed from Town of Pomfret
  1824    Daughter town Ellington formed
  1829    Daughter town Charlotte formed
Hanover
  1797    Settled
  1812    Formed from town of Pomfret
  1823    Daughter town Villenova formed
  1827    Daughter town Sheridan formed
Harmony
  1806    Settlers from Otsego County
  1816    Formed from Town of Chautauqua
  1823    Daughter town Busti formed
  1918    Daughter town North Harmony formed 
Jamestown (city)
  1827    Incorporated as a village in the Town of Ellicott
  1886    Village incorporated as a city
Kiantone
  1807    Settled
  1853    Formed from Town of Carroll
Mina  
  1816    Settled by Irish from Pennsylvania
  1824    Formed from Town of Clymer
  1832    Daughter Town Sherman formed
North Harmony
  1918    Formed from Town of Harmony
Poland  
  1805    Settlers from Pennsylvania at Connewango Creek
  1832    Formed from Tow of Ellicott
Pomfret  
  1804    Settlers from Pennsylvania at Fredonia
  1808    Formed from Town of Chautauqua
  1812    Daughter towns Ellicott, Gerry, and Hanover formed
  1827    Daughter town Sheridan formed
  1829    Daughter town Arkwright formed
  1830    Ceded land to Town of Arkwright
  1859    Daughter town Dunkirk formed
Portland 
  1805    Settled
  1813    Formed from Town of Chautauqua
  1817    Daughter town Ripley formed
  1829    Daughter town Westfield formed
Ripley  
  1804    Settled at Quincy
  1817    Formed from Town of Portland
  1829    Daughter town Westfield formed
Sheridan
  1804    Settlers from Massachusetts
  1827    Formed from towns of Pomfret and Hanover
Sherman
  1824    Settled
  1832    Formed from Town of Mina
Stockton
  1810    Settlers from Saratoga County
  1821    Formed from Town of Chautauqua
  1850    Annexed land from Town of Ellery
Villenova
  1810    Settled
  1823    Formed from Town of Hanover
  1829    Daughter town Arkwright formed
Westfield
  1801    Settlers from Pennsylvania
  1829    Formed from towns of Portland and Ripley

Selected links to town websites, clerks, and historians

Arkwright (Town)

Bemus Point (Village)

Brocton (Village)

Busti (Town)

Carroll (Town)

Cassadaga (Village)

Celeron (Village)Official Website 

Charlotte (Town)

Chautauqua (Town and Lake Resort)

Cherry Creek (Town)

Cherry Creek (Village)

Clymer (Town)

Dunkirk (Town)

Dunkirk (City)

Ellery (Town)

Ellicott (Town)

Ellington (Town)

Falconer (Village)

Forestville (Village)

Fredonia (Village)

French Creek (Town)

Gerry (Town)

Hanover (Town)

Harmony (Town)

Jamestown (City)

Kiantone (Town)

Lakewood (Town)

Mayville (Village)

Mina (Town)

North Harmony (Town)

Panama (Village)

Poland (Town)

Pomfret (Town)

Portland (Town)

Ripley (Town)

Sheridan (Town)

Sherman (Town)

Sherman (Village)

Silver Creek (Village)

Sinclairville (Village)

Stockton (Town)

Villenova (Town)

Westfield (Town)

Westfield (Village)