The Genealogy of the Counties of New York State (Albany: transfer, living)

[Walter Greenspan]

There are currently 62 counties in New York State. Five of these counties are the vestigial counties that make up New York City, leaving 57 real counties. In addition, there were 4 counties that used to be in New York State and are now part of Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont. Thus, New York State had 66 counties (5 + 57 + 4 = 66) between November 1, 1683 when the first 12 counties were organized and today.

.........Counties of New York with Year Established

.................................................. ....................Year
Name....................Taken From....................Established

Albany...................Original................. .............1683
Allegany.................Genesee.................. ..........1806
Bronx.....................New York-1........................1914
Broome..................Tioga..................... ............1806
Cattaraugus............Genesee.................... ........1808
Cayuga...................Onondaga................. .........1799
Chautauqua............Genesee..................... .......1808
Chemung................Tioga...................... ...........1836
Chenango...............Tioga; Herkimer..................1798
Clinton....................Washington............. ..........1788
Columbia................Albany.................... ...........1786
Cornwall-2..............Original........................... ...1683
Cortland.................Onondaga................. .........1808
Cumberland-3.........Albany...............................176 6
Delaware...............Ulster; Otsego.....................1797
Dukes-4................Original......................... ......1683
Dutchess..............Original.................... ...........1683
Erie......................Niagara................. ..............1821
Essex..................Clinton.................... .............1799
Franklin................Clinton................... ..............1808
Fulton...................Montgomery............... ..........1838
Genesee...............Ontario..................... ...........1802
Gloucester-5..........Albany................................1 770
Greene..................Albany; Ulster......................1800
Hamilton................Montgomery................ ........1816
Herkimer................Montgomery................ ........1791
Jefferson................Oneida................... .............1805
Kings....................Original................. ...............1683
Lewis....................Oneida................... ..............1805
Livingston..............Genesee; Ontario..................1821
Madison................Chenango................... ..........1806
Monroe..................Genesee; Ontario..................1821
Montgomery-6........Albany.................................17 72
Nassau.................Queens..................... ............1899
New York..............Original........................ .........1683
Niagara.................Genesee................... ............1808
Oneida..................Herkimer.................. .............1798
Onondaga.............Herkimer..................... ...........1794
Ontario.................Montgomery................ ...........1789
Orange.................Original................... ...............1683
Orleans................Genesee.................... ............1824
Oswego...............Oneida; Onondaga...................1816
Otsego.................Montgomery................. ...........1791
Putnam................Dutchess.................... ............1812
Queens................Original.................... ...............1683
Rensselaer...........Albany....................... .............1791
Richmond.............Original..................... ..............1683
Rockland..............Orange...................... .............1798
St. Lawrence-7......Clinton.................................... 1802
Saratoga...............Albany..................... ...............1791
Schenectady.........Albany........................ ............1809
Schoharie..............Albany;Otsego.............. ..........1795
Schuyler................Chemung; Steuben; Tompkins....1854
Seneca..................Cayuga.................... ..............1804
Steuben.................Ontario................... ...............1796
Suffolk...................Original................ ..................1683
Sullivan..................Ulster.................. ..................1809
Tioga.....................Montgomery.............. .............1791
Tompkins...............Cayuga; Seneca.....................1817
Ulster.....................Original............... ..................1683
Warren...................Washington............... ............1813
Washington-8..........Albany................................. .1772
Wayne....................Ontario; Seneca.....................1823
Westchester............Original................... ..............1683
Wyoming................Genesee.................... ............1841
Yates.....................Ontario................. ..................1823


1. Portions of Westchester County were annexed by New York County in 1873 and 1895.
2. Transferred to Massachusetts on October 7, 1691. In 1821, became part of Maine.
3. Transferred to Vermont in 1790.
4. Transferred to Massachusetts on October 7, 1691.
5. Transferred to Vermont in 1790.
6. As Tryon; changed April 2, 1784.
7. Parts of Montgomery, Herkimer and Oneida, provisionally annexed.
8. As Charlotte; changed April 2, 1784. Also, parts transferred to Vermont in 1790.

Source: Local Government Handbook, Division of Local Government Services, NYS Department of State, 4th Edition, 1987.

[BovinaCowHateWindTurbines]

Walter just curious and I have read many of your posts - are you writing a book and is your research original renderings of historical gatherings?

I do like the intricacy of your facts sometimes lost in a changing demographic and lost in the scuffle for at least part of a car that was made in Germany or a shoe from China.

I think facts and figures from yesterday and today and your perspective would be interesting.

Thanks

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by BovinaCowHateWindTurbines

Walter just curious and I have read many of your posts - are you writing a book and is your research original renderings of historical gatherings?

I do like the intricacy of your facts sometimes lost in a changing demographic and lost in the scuffle for at least part of a car that was made in Germany or a shoe from China.

I think facts and figures from yesterday and today and your perspective would be interesting.

Thanks

Thank you for your kind sentiments.

I'm not writing a book. I seem to have an affinity for geography and for the past decade or so, I've been posting replies to queries posted to several NYC and NY area genealogical eMail lists, and over that time I've accumulated a lot of information gleaned from official sources, such as the Division of Local Government Services of the NYS Department of State that provided the list of counties and when they were created.

[BovinaCowHateWindTurbines]

It is always nice to see some facts and figures... Thanks!