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List of towns, formation dates, and other details
| Athol | |
| Name for Town of Thurman 1792 – 1852 | |
| Bolton | |
| 1792 Settlers from New England | |
| 1799 Formed in Washington County from Town of Athol (now Thurman) | |
| 1807 Daughter town Rochester (now Hague) formed | |
| 1810 Daughter town Caldwell (now Lake George) formed | |
| 1813 Transferred to new county of Warren | |
| 1838 Daughter town Horicon formed | |
| Caldwell | |
| Name from Town of Lake George | |
| Chester | |
| Settled in late 1700s | |
| 1799 Formed in Washington County from Town of Athol (now Thurman) | |
| 1813 Transferred to new county of Warren | |
| Glens Falls (city) | |
| 1908 Incorporated as a city from the Village of Glens Falls in the Town of Queensbury | |
| Hague | |
| 1796 Settled | |
| 1807 Formed in Washington County as Town Rochester from Town of Bolton | |
| 1808 Named changed to Hague | |
| 1813 Transferred to new county of Warren | |
| 1838 Daughter town Horicon formed | |
| Horicon | |
| c. 1810 Settled | |
| 1838 Formed from towns of Bolton and Hague | |
| Johnsburg(h) | |
| Settled soon after Revolutionary War | |
| 1805 Formed in Washington County from Town Athol (now Thurman) | |
| Transferred to new county of Warren | |
| Lake George | |
| Settled before Revolution | |
| 1810 Formed in Washington County as Town of Caldwell from towns of Athol (now Thurman), Bolton, and Queensbury | |
| 1813 Transferred to new county of Warren | |
| 1962 Name changed to Lake Geogre | |
| Lake Luzerne | |
| 1770 Settled | |
| 1792 Formed in Washington County as Town of Fairfield from Town of Queensbury | |
| 1808 Name changed to Luzerne | |
| 1813 Transferred to new county of Warren | |
| 1963 Name changed to Lake Luzerne | |
| Luzerne | |
| Name for Lake Luzerne 1808 – 1963 | |
| Queensbury | |
| c. 1760 Settled | |
| 1762 Incorporated by patent as a township in Washington County | |
| 1792 Daughter towns Athol (now Thurman) and Fairfield (now Lake Luzerne formed | |
| 1810 Daughter town Caldwell (now Lake George) formed | |
| 1813 transferred to new county of Warren | |
| 1908 Village of Glens Fall incorporated as City of Glen Falls | |
| Stony Creek | |
| 1795 Settled | |
| 1852 Formed from Town of Thurman | |
| Thurman | |
| Settled in late 1700s | |
| 1792 Formed in Washington County as Town of Athol from the Town of Queensbury | |
| 1799 Daughter towns of Bolton and Chester formed | |
| 1805 Daughter town of Johnsburg(h) formed | |
| 1810 Daughter town of Caldwell (now Lake George) formed | |
| 1813 Transferred to new county of Warren; daughter town Warrensburgh formed | |
| 1852 Athol renamed Thurman; daughter town Stony Creek formed | |
| Warrensburg(h) | |
| Settled shortly after Revolution | |
| 1813 Formed from Town of Athol (now Thruman) | |