Wayne County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages

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List of towns, formation dates, and other details

Arcadia  
  1791    Settled 
  1825    Formed from Town of Lyons
Butler   
  1802 – 03 Settled
  1826    Formed from Town of Wolcott 
Galen   
  1800    Settled 
  1812    Formed in Seneca County from Town of Junius 
  1823    Transferred to new county of Wayne 
  1824    Daughter town Savannah formed 
Huron  
  1796    Settled 
  1826    Formed as Town of Port Bay from Town of Wolcott
  1834    Name changed to Huron 
Lyons  
  1789    Settled 
  1811    Formed in Ontario County from Town of Sodus 
  1823    transferred to new county of Wayne; land annexed from Town of Phelps, Ontario County
  1825    Daughter town Arcadia formed
Macedon
  1789    Settled
  1823    Formed from Town of Palmyra 
Marion  
  1795 – 06 Settled
  1825    Formed as Town of Winchester from Town of Williamson
  1826    Name changed to Marion
Ontario 
  1806    Settlers from Rhode Island 
  1807    Formed in Ontario County as Town of Freetown from Town of Williamson
  1808    Name changed to Ontario
  1823    Transferred to new county of Wayne 
  1829    Daughter town Walworth formed 
Palmyra  
  1789    Created as district of Tolland in Ontario County
  1796    Named Town of Palmyra
  1823    Transferred to new county of Wayne; daughter town Macedon formed 
Port Bay
  Name for Town of Huron 1826 - 1834
Rose  
  1805    Settled 
  1826    Formed from Town of Wolcott
Savannah
  1812    Settled
  1824    Formed from Town of Galen 
Sodus  
  1789    Formed in Ontario County
  1802    Daughter town Williamson formed
  1811    Daughter town Lyons formed
  1823    Transferred to new county of Wayne  
Walworth
  1800    Settled
  1829    Formed from Town of Ontario 
Williamson
  1802    Formed in Ontario County from Town of Sodus
  1807    Daughter town Freetown (now Ontario) formed 
  1823    Transferred to new county of Wayne 
  1825    Daughter town Winchester (now Marion) was formed 
Wolcott  
  1805     Settled
  1807     Formed in Seneca County from the Town of Junius
  1823    Transferred to new county of Wayne 
  1826    Daughter towns Butler, Port Bay (now Huron), and Rose formed