Herkimer County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages

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List of towns, formation dates, and other details

Aurelius  
  In Herkimer County 1791–1794
Bridgewater   
  In Herkimer County 1797–1798
Brookfield  
  In Herkimer County 1795–1798 
Cazenovia  
  In Herkimer County 1795–1798 
Columbia  
  Settled pre-Revolution at Coonrodstown
  1812    Formed from Town of Warren
Danube  
  1780    Settled
  1817    Formed from Town of Minden, Montgomery County
  1828    Daughter town Stark formed
Fairfield  
  1770    German settlers
  1796    Formed from Town of Norway
  1806    Daughter town Newport formed
  1829    Daughter town Little Falls formed
Floyd  
  In Herkimer County 1796–1798
Frankfort  
  Settled pre-Revolution
  1796    Formed from Town of       German Flatts
German Flatts  
  1722    Settled by German Palatines
  1756    Settlements attacked and abandoned during French and Indian War
  1772    Formed as Kingsland District in Tryon County (now Montgomery County)
  1773    Exchanged names with German Flatts District
  1788    Recognized as a town by State    of New York
  1791    Transferred to new county of Herkimer
  1796    Daughter towns Frankfort, Litchfield, and Warren formed
  1829    Daughter town Little Falls formed
Hamilton  
  In Herkimer County 1795–1798 
Herkimer  
  1722    Settled by German Palatines
  1788    Formed in Montgomery County from Kingsland District and Town of German Flatts
  1791    Transferred to new county of Herkimer
  1792    Daughter towns Norway and Schuyler formed
  1806    Daughter town Newport formed
  1829    Daughter town Little Falls formed
Leyden  
  In Herkimer County 1797–1798
Litchfield  
  1789    Settled on Snow Hill
  1796    Formed from Town of German Flatts
  1816    Daughter town Winfield formed
Little Falls (city)  
  1811    Incorporated as a village in the Town of Little Falls
  1895    Formed as a city from Village of Little Falls
Little Falls (town)  
  1722    Settled by German Palatines
  1829    Formed from towns of Fairfield, German Flatts, and Herkimer
  1868    Ceded land to Town of Stark
  1895    Village of Little Falls incorporated as City of Little Falls
Manheim  
  1736    German settlers
  1797    Formed from Town of Palatine, Montgomery County
  1817    Transferred to Herkimer County
Mexico  
  In Herkimer County 1792–1798
Milton  
  In Herkimer County 1791–1794
Newport  
  1791    Settlers from Rhode Island
  1806    Formed from towns of Fairfield, Herkimer, Norway, and Schuyler
Norway  
  1786    Settlers from Rhode Island
  1792    Formed from Town of Herkimer
  1796    Daughter town Fairfield formed
  1798    Daughter town Remsen formed in Oneida County
  1806    Daughter towns Union (now Russia) and Newport formed
  1823    Daughter town Ohio formed
Ohio  
  Settled pre-Revolution, abandoned  during Revolution
  1823    Formed as West Brunswick from Town of Norway
  1836    Name changed to Ohio; daughter town Wilmurt formed
  1896    Town of Wilmurt dissolved and divided between Town of Ohio and new Town of Webb
Paris  
  In Herkimer County 1792–1798
Pompey  
  In Herkimer County 1791–1794
Rome  
  In Herkimer County 1796–1798
Russia  
  1792    Settlers from Connecticut
  1806    Formed as Union from Town of Norway
  1808    Name changed to Russia
  1836    Daughter town Wilmurt formed
Sangerfield  
  In Herkimer County 1795–1798 
Salisbury  
  Settled pre-Revolution 
  1797    Formed in Montgomery County from Town of Palatine
  1816    Ceded land to Town of Lake Pleasant, Hamilton County
  1817    Town transferred to Herkimer County
Schuyler  
  c. 1765    German settlers
  1792    Formed from Town of Herkimer
  1797    Daughter town Trenton formed
  1798    Daughter town Deerfield formed in Oneida County
  1806    Daughter town Newport formed
Sherburne  
  In Herkimer County 1795–1798 
Stark  
  Settled before 1775; broken up during Revolution, resettled later
  1828    Formed from Town of Danube
  1868    Annexed land from Town of    Little Falls
Steuben  
  In Herkimer County 1792–1798 
Trenton  
  In Herkimer County 1797–1798
  Union
  Name for Town of Russia 1806–1808
Warren  
  Settled by Germans pre-Revolution
  1796    Formed from Town of       German Flatts
  1812    Daughter town Columbia formed
Webb  
  1896    Formed from Town of Wilmurt when Wilmurt was dissolved
  West Brunswick
  Name for Town of Ohio 1823–1836
Western  
  In Herkimer County 1797–1798
Westmoreland  
  In Herkimer County 1792–1798
Whitestown  
  In Herkimer County 1791–1798
Wilmurt 1836–1896  
  1836    Formed from towns of Russia  and West Brunswick (now     Town of Ohio)
  1896    Dissolved and divided between the Town of Ohio and the new Town of Webb
Winfield  
  1792    Settled
  1816    Formed from towns of Plainfield and Richfield (Otsego County), and Town of Litchfield

Selected links to town websites, clerks, and historians

Columbia
Cold Brook
  • Official website
  • Village clerk
  • Village historian
Danube
Dolgeville
Fairfield
Frankfort (town)
Frankfort (village)
German Flatts
  • Official website
  • Town clerk
  • Town historian
Herkimer (town)
Herkimer (village)
Ilion
Litchfield
Little Falls (city)
Little Falls (town)
Manheim
Middleville
  • Official website
  • Village clerk
  • Village historian
Mohawk
  • Official website
  • Village clerk
  • Village historian
Newport (town)
Newport (village)
Norway
  • Official website
  • Town clerk
  • Town historian
Ohio
  • Official website
  • Town clerk
  • Town historian
Poland
Russia
Salisbury
  • Official website
  • Town clerk
  • Town historian
Schuyler
Stark
  • Official website
  • Town clerk
  • Town historian
Warren
  • Official website
  • Town clerk
  • Town historian
Webb
West Winfield
  • Official website
  • Village clerk
  • Village historian
Winfield