| Alden |
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1810 Settled |
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1823 Formed from Town of Clarence |
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1853 Daughter town Marilla formed |
| Amherst |
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1804 Settlers from Massachusetts |
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1818 Formed in Niagara County from Town of Buffalo |
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1821 Transferred to new county of Erie |
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1839 Daughter town Chicktowaga (Cheektowaga) formed |
| Aurora |
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1803 Settled |
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1804 Formed in Genesee County as Willink from Town of Batavia |
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1808 Transferred to new county of Niagara; daughter towns Cambria and Clarence formed |
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1812 Daughter towns Concord, Eden, and Hamburgh formed |
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1818 Name changed from Willink to Aurora; daughter towns Holland and Wales formed |
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1821 Transferred to new county of Erie |
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1857 Daughter town Elma formed |
| Black Rock 1839–1853 |
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1839 Town of Buffalo, including the Village of Black Rock, reorganized as Town of Black Rocks✻ |
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1853 Town of Black Rock became part of Buffalo City by charter |
| Boston |
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1803 Settled |
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1817 Formed in Niagara County from Town of Eden |
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1821 Transferred to new county of Erie |
| Bran(d)t |
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1817 Settled |
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1839 Formed from towns of Collins and Evans |
| Buffalo (city) |
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1832 Incorporated as a city from part of Town of Buffalo including Village of Buffalo |
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1853 Town of Black Rock added to city by charter |
| Buffalo (town) 1810–1839 |
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1801 Laid out by the Holland Land Company called New Amsterdam |
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1808 New Amsterdam made county seat of Niagara County and name changed to Buffalo |
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1810 Formed in Niagara County as Town of Buffalo from Town of Clarence |
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1818 Daughter town Amherst formed |
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1821 Transferred to new county of Erie |
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1832 Part of the town, and the Village of Buffalo, incorporated as City of Buffalo |
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1836 Daughter town Tonawanda formed |
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1839 Remaining part of the town organized as Town of Black Rock |
| Cheektowaga |
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1808 Settled |
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1839 Formed from Town of Amherst |
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1851 Daughter town West Seneca Formed |
| Clarence |
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1799 Settled at Clarence Hollow |
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1808 Formed in Niagara County from Town of Willink (now Aurora) |
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1810 Daughter town Buffalo created |
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1821 Transferred to new county of Erie |
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1823 Daughter town Alden created |
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1833 Daughter town Lancaster created |
| Colden |
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1810 Settled |
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1827 Formed from Town of Holland |
| Collins |
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1806 Settled at Taylors Hollow |
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1821 Formed from Town of Concord |
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1839 Daughter town Bran(d)t formed |
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1852 Daughter Town of Shirley formed (renamed North Collins 1853) |
| Concord |
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1807 Settled |
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1812 Formed in Niagara County from Town of Willink (now Aurora) |
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1821 Transferred to new county of Erie; daughter towns Collins and Sardinia formed East Hamburg(h) Name for Town of Orchard Park 1852–1934 |
| Eden |
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1809 Settled |
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1812 Formed in Niagara County from Town of Willink (now Aurora) |
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1817 Daughter town Boston formed |
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1821 Transferred to new county of Erie; daughter town Evans formed |
| Ellicott |
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Name for Town of Orchard Park 1850–1852 |
| Elma |
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1857 Formed from towns of Aurora and Lancaster |
| Erie |
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Name for Town of Newstead 1804–1831 |
| Evans |
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1804 Settled |
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1821 Formed from Town of Eden |
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1826 Annexed land from Town of Hamburgh |
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1839 Daughter town Bran(d)t formed |
| Grand Island |
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Settled before the War of 1812 |
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1852 Formed from Town of Tonawanda |
| Hamburg(h) |
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1812 Formed in Niagara County from Town of Willink (now Aurora) |
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1821 Transferred to new county of Erie |
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1826 Ceded land to Town of Evans |
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1850 Daughter town Ellicott (now Orchard Park) formed |
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1851 Daughter town Seneca (now West Seneca) formed |
| Holland |
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1807 Settled |
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1818 Formed in Niagara County from Town of Willink (now Aurora) |
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1821 Transferred to new county of Erie |
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1827 Daughter town Colden formed |
| Lackawanna (city) |
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1909 Incorporated as a city from Town of West Seneca |
| Lancaster |
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1803 Settled |
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1833 Formed from Town of Clarence |
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1851 Daughter town Seneca (now West Seneca) formed |
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1857 Daughter town Elma formed |
| Marilla |
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1853 Formed from towns of Alden and Wales |
| Newstead |
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1804 Formed in Genesee County as Town of Erie from Town of Batavia |
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1808 Transferred to new county of Niagara |
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1821 Transferred to new county of Erie |
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1831 Name changed to Newstead |
| North Collins |
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1809 Settled |
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1852 Formed as Town of Shirley from Town of Collins |
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1853 Name changed to North Collins |
| Orchard Park |
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1803 Settled |
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1850 Formed as Town of Ellicott from Town of Hamburgh |
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1851 Daughter town Seneca (now West Seneca) formed |
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1852 Name changed to East Hamburgh; later spelled East Hamburg |
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1934 Name changed to Orchard Park |
| Sardinia |
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1809 Settlers from Vermont |
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1821 Formed from Town of Concord |
| Shirley |
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Name for Town of North Collins 1852–1853 |
| Tonawanda (city) |
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1903 Incorporated as a city from Village of Tonawanda in Town of Tonawanda |
| Tonawanda (town) |
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1805 Settled |
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1836 Formed from Town of Buffalo |
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1852 Daughter town Grand Island formed |
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1903 Daughter city Tonawanda formed |
| Wales |
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1805 Settled |
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1818 Formed in Niagara county from Town of Willink (now Aurora) |
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1821 Transferred to new county of Erie |
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1853 Daughter town Marilla formed |
| West Seneca |
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1851 Formed as Town of Seneca from towns of Chicktowaga, Ellicott (now Orchard Park), Hamburgh, and Lancaster |
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1852 Name changed to West Seneca |
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1909 Daughter city Lackawanna Formed |
| Willink |
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Name for Town of Aurora 1804–1818 |
