Greene County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages

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Ashland  
  Dutch families from Schoharie County settled at Batavia Kil pre-Revolution
  1848 Formed from towns of Prattsville and Windham
Athens  
  1685 Settled by Dutch in eastern part of town
  1815 Formed from towns of Catskill
Cairo  
  First settlement at Shinglekill pre-Revolution
  1803 Formed as Town of Canton from towns of Catskill, Coxsackie, and Freehold (now Durham)
  1808 Name changed to Cairo
Canton  
  Name for Town of Cairo 1803–1808
Catskill  
  Dutch and German settlers in mid-1600s
  1772 Part of Great Imboght District in Albany County
  1788 Recognized as Town of Catskill in Albany County
  1798 Transferred to Ulster County
  1800 Transferred to new county of Greene
  1803 Daughter town Canton (now Cairo) formed
  1815 Daughter town Athens formed
Coxsackie
  1662 Settled by Dutch
  1772 Formed as Coxsackie District in Albany County
  1788 Formed as a town in Albany County 
  1790 Daughter town Freehold (now Durham) formed
  1800 Transferred to new county of Greene
  1803 Daughter towns Canton (now Cairo) and Greenfield (now Greenville) formed
  1811 Daughter town New Baltimore formed
  1815 Daughter town Athens formed
Durham  
  1776 Settled
  1790 Formed as Town of Freehold from Town of Coxsackie in Albany County
  1800 Transferred to new county of Greene
  1803 Daughter towns Canton (now Cairo) and Greenfield (now Greenville) formed; ceded land to Town of Windham
  1805 Name changed to Durham
  1836 Daughter town Conesville formed in Schoharie County
Freehold  
  Name for Town of Durham 1790–1805
Greenfield
  Name for Town of Greenville 1803–1808
Greenville
  1750 Settled
  1768 Land patented
  1803 Formed as Town of Greenfield from towns of Coxsackie and Freehold (now Durham)
  1808 Name changed to Freehold
  1809 Name changed to Greenville
Halcott  
  1790 Settled
  1851 Formed from Town of Lexington
Hunter  
  c. 1783 Settlers from Putnam County
  1813 Formed as Town of Greenland from Town of Windham
  1814 Name changed to Hunter
  1849 Daughter town Jewett formed
  1865 Ceded land to Town of Jewett
Jewett  
  1783–84 Settlers from Scotland
  1849 Formed from towns of Hunter and Lexington
  1858 Ceded land to Town of Lexington
  1865 Annexed land from Town of Hunter
Lexington
  1788 Settled
  1813 Formed as Town of New Goshen from the Town of Windham; name changed to Lexington later that year
  1849 Daughter town Jewett formed
  1851 Daughter town Halcott formed
  1858 Annexed land from Town of Jewett
New Baltimore
  1811 Formed from Town of Coxsackie
Prattsville 
  1763–76 Settled by Dutch from Schoharie County; left during Revolution, returned after the war
  1833 Formed from Town of Windham
  1848 Daughter town Ashland formed
Windham
  Settled pre-Revolution
  1798 Formed in Ulster County from Town of Woodstock
  1800 Transferred to new county of Greene
  1803 Annexed land from Town of Freehold (now Durham)
  1813 Daughter towns Greenland (now Hunter) and New Goshen (now Lexington) formed
  1833 Daughter town Prattsville formed
  1848 Daughter town Ashland formed

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Ashland
Athens (town)
Athens (village)
Cairo
Catskill (town)
Catskill (village)
Coxsackie (town)
Coxsackie (village)
Durham
Greenville
Halcott
Hunter (town)
Hunter (village)
Jewett
Lexington
New Baltimore
Tannersville
Windham