Livingston County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages

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List of towns, formation dates, and other details

Avon  
  1785    Settled
  1789    Formed as Hartford in Ontario County
  1808    Name changed to Avon
  1818    Daughter town Rush formed
  1821    Transferred to new county of Livingston
Caledonia  
  1797    Settled by Danish
  1802    Formed in Genesee County as Southampton
  1806    Name changed to Caledonia
  1812    Daughter town of Bellona (now Leroy) formed in Genesee County
  1819    Daughter town York formed
  1821    Transferred to new county of Livingston
Charleston  
  Name for Town of Lima 1789–1808 
Conesus  
  1794–95    Settlers from Pennsylvania at Conesus Lake
  1819    Formed in Ontario County as Freeport from towns of  Groveland and Livonia
  1821    Transferred to new county of Livingston
Freeport 1825    Name changed to Bowersville in March, and changed to Conesus in April
   
  Name for Town of Conesus 1819–1825 
Geneseo  
  1788–89    Settled near Geneseo village
  1789    Formed in Ontario County
  1821    Transferred to new county of Livingston
Groveland  
  1792    Settled by Germans at Williamsburgh
  1812    Formed in Ontario County
  1819    Daughter town Conesus formed
  1821    Transferred to new county of Livingston
Hartford  
  Name for Town of Avon 1789–1808 
Leicester  
  1789    Settled
  1802    Formed in Genesee County as Lester from Town of Northampton
  1805    Name changed to Leicester; daughter town Angelica formed [
  1814    Daughter town Perry formed
  1818    Daughter town Mount Morris formed
  1819    Daughter town York formed
  1821    Transferred to new county of Livingston
Lima  
  1788    Settlers from Pennsylvania
  1789    Formed in Ontario County as Charleston
  1808    Name changed to Lima
  1821    Transferred to new county of Livingston
Livonia  
  1792    Settlers from Connecticut
  1808    Formed in Ontario County from Town of Pittstown
  1819    Daughter town Conesus formed
  1821    Transferred to new county of Livingston
Mount Morris  
  1784–85    Settled
  1818    Formed in Ontario County from Town of Leicester
  1821    Transferred to new county of Livingston
North Dansville  
  1795    Settlers from Pennsylvania at Dansville village
  1846    Formed from Town of Sparta
  1849    Annexed land from Town of Sparta 
Nunda  
  1806    Settled near Nunda village
  1808    Formed in Allegany County from Town of Angelica
  1818    Daughter town Pike formed [
  1823    Daughter town Eagle formed[
  1827    Daughter towns Church Tract  and Portage formed [
  1846    Town transferred to Livingston County
Ossian  
  1804    Settlers from New Jersey
  1808    Formed in Allegany County from Town of Angelica
  1826    Daughter town Burns formed in Allegany County
  1856/7  Town transferred to Livingston County
Perry  
  In Livingston County 1814–1841
Portage  
  1810    Settled
  1827    Formed in Allegany County from Town of Nunda
  1846    Town transferred to Livingston County; daughter town Genesee Falls formed in Wyoming County
Sparta  
  1789    Formed in Ontario County
  1816    Daughter town Springwater formed
  1821    Transferred to new county of Livingston
  1822    Annexed land, including Dansville village, from Town of Dansville, Steuben County
  1846    Daughter towns North Dansville and West Sparta formed
  1849    Ceded land to Town of North Dansville
Springwater  
  1807    Settlers from Connecticut
  1816    Formed in Ontario County from towns of Naples and Sparta
  1821    Transferred to new county of Livingston
West Sparta  
  1795    Settled
  1846    Formed from Town of Sparta
York  
  1800    Settled by Scottish
  1819    Formed in Genesee County from towns of Caledonia and Leicester
  1821    Transferred to new county of Livingston

Selected links to town websites, clerks, and historians

Avon

Caledonia

Conesus

Dansville

Geneseo

Groveland

Leicester

Lima

Livonia

Mount Morris

North Dansville

[No website]

Nunda

Ossian

Portage

[No website]

Sparta

[No website]

Springwater

West Sparta

York