Orange County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages

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List of towns, formation dates, and other details

Blooming Grove
  1735    Settled 
  1799    Formed from Town of Cornwall
  1830    Daughter town Hamptonburgh formed
  1845    Daughter town Chester formed 
Calhoun   
` Name for Town of Mount Hop 1825-1833
Chesecocks  
  Name for Town of Monroe 1799-1801
Chester   
  1716    Settlers from Long Island at Gray Court 
  1845    Formed from towns of Blooming Grove, Goshen, Monroe, and Warwick
Clarkstown  
  In Orange County 1791-1798
Cornwall   
  Part of Evans and Chesecock patents
  1714    Included in Goshen Precinct
  1720    Settled 
  1764    Formed as New Cornwall Precinct from Goshen Precinct 
  1788    Recognized as Town of New Cornwall by the State of New York
  1797    Name changed to Cornwall
  1799    Daughter towns Blooming Grove and Chesecocks (now Monroe) formed 
  1872    Daughter town Highlands formed 
Crawford   
  Settled before 1779
  1823    Formed from Town of Montgomery 
Deerpark   
  1690    Settled
  1798    Formed from Town of Mamakating, Ulster County, and Town of Minisink 
  1825    Daughter town Calhoun (now Mount Hope) formed 
  1907    Daughter city Port Jervis formed from Village of Port Jervis 
Goshen   
  1703    Included in Wawayanda Patent 
  1714    Included in Goshen Precinct, later formed as Goshen township 
  1764    Daughter precinct New Cornwall (now Cornwall) formed 
1788    Recognized as a town by the State of New York; daughter towns Minisink and Warwick formed  1788    Recognized as a town by the State of New York; daughter towns Minisink and Warwick formed 
  1830    Daughter town Hamptonburgh formed
  1845    Daughter town Chester formed 
Greenville   
  1720-30    Settled 
  1853     Formed from Town of Minisink 
Hamptonburg(h)
  1719-20    Settled 
  1830    Formed from towns of Blooming Grove Goshen, Montgomery, New Windsor, and Wallkill
Haverstraw  
  In Orange County 1719-1798
Highlands   
  1872    Formed from Town of Cornwall
Middletown (city)
  1848    Village of Middletown incorporated in Town of Wallkill
  1888    Village incorporated as City of Middletown 
  1968    Annexed Village of Amchir from Town of Wawayanda 
Minisink   
  1703    Included in Wawayanda 
  1704    Minisink Patent granted 
  1788    Formed as a town from Town of Goshen 
  1798    Daughter town Deerpark formed 
  1825    Daughter town Calhoun (now Mount Hope) formed 
  1849    Daughter town Wawayanda formed 
  1853    Daughter town Greenville formed 
Monroe   
  1707    Part of Chesecock Patent 
  1742    Settled 
  1799    Formed as Town of Chesecocks from Town of Cornwall
  1801    Name changed to Southfield 
  1808    Name changed to Monroe
  1845    Daughter town Woodbury formed 
  1863    Daughter town Woodbury formed 
  1865    Woodbury dissolved and returned to Monroe 
  1889    Daughter town Woodbury recreated 
  1890    Daughter town Tuxedo formed 
Montgomery 
  1694    Part of Evans Patent
  1708    New land patents begin to be issues for former Evans Patent land 
  1714    Included in Shawangunk Precinct 
  1743    Par of Wallkill Precinct 
  1772    Hanover Precinct formed from Wallkill Precinct in Ulster County 
  1782    Name changed to Montgomery Precinct 
  1788    Recognized as a town in Ulster County by the State of New York 
  1798    Transferred to Orange County 
  1823    Daughter town Crawford formed 
  1830    Daughter town Hamptonburgh formed 
Mount Hope 
  1825    Formed as Town of Calhoun from towns of Deerpark, Minisink, and Wallkill
  1833    Name changed to Mount Hope 
Newburgh (city)
  1800    Village of Newburgh 
  1865    Village inc. as City of Newburgh 
Newburgh (town)
  Part of Evans Patent and Highlands Precinct 
  1708-09    Settled by German Palatines 
  1762    Formed as Newburgh Precinct from Precinct of the Highlands in Ulster County 
  1772    Daughter precinct New Marlborough formed in Ulster County 
  1788    Recognized as a town in Ulster County by the State of New York 
  1798    Transferred to Orange County 
  1865    Daughter city Newburgh formed from Village of Newburgh 
New Cornwall 
  Name for Town of Cornwall 1788-1797
New Hampstead 
  In Orange County 1791-1798
New Windsor
  Part of Highlands Precinct
  1685-86    Settled by Scots at Plum Point 
  1762    Formed as New Windsor Precinct from Precinct of the Highlands in Ulster County 
  1788    Recognized as a town in Ulster County by the State of New York 
  1798    Transferred to Orange County 
  1830    Daughter town Hamptonburgh formed 
Orangetown 
  In Orange County 1686-1798
Port Jervis (city)
  1853    Village of Port Jervis incorporated in Town of Deerpark 
  1907    Village incorporated as City of Port Jervis 
Southfield   
  Name for Town of Monroe 1801-1808
Tuxedo   
  1890    Formed from Town of Monroe 
Wallkill  
  Part of Minisink Patent 
  1743    Wallkill Precinct formed in Ulster County 
  1772    Daughter precinct Hanover (now Montgomery) formed 
  1788    Recognized as a town in Ulster County 
  1798    Transferred to Orange County 
  1825    Daughter town Calhoun (now Mount Hope) formed 
  1830    Daughter town Hamptonburgh formed 
  1888    Daughter city Middletown formed from Village of Middletown
Warwick   
  Part of Wawayanda Patent 
  1714    Included in Goshen Precinct 
  1719    First deed of sal in the town area already known as Warwick 
  1788    Formed as a town from Town of Goshen 
  1845    Daughter town Chester formed 
Wawayanda  
  Settled before 1700
  1849    Formed from Town of Minisink 
  1968    Village of Amchir ceded to City of Middleton 
Woodbury   
  1863    Formed from Town of Monroe 
  1865    Town dissolved and returned to Monroe 
  1889    Town reestablished