New York State Counties

Outline Map of New York State Counties

Outline Map of New York State Counties
Alphabetical List of the Counties in New York State
County County Seat Date Created Notes
Albany Albany 1683
Allegany Belmont 1806
Bronx Bronx 1914
Brooklyn
      see Kings



Broome Binghamton 1806
Cattaraugus Little Valley 1808
Cayuga Auburn 1799
Charlotte
    see Washington



Chautauqua Mayville 1808
Chemung Elmira 1798
Chenango Norwich 1798
Clinton Plattsburgh 1788
Columbia Hudson 1786
Cortland Cortland 1808
Delaware Delhi 1797
Dutchess Poughkeepsie 1683
Erie Buffalo 1821
Essex Elizabethtown 1799
Franklin Malone 1808
Fulton Johnstown 1838
Genesee Batavia 1802
Greene Catskill 1800
Hamilton Lake Pleasant 1816
Herkimer Herkimer 1791
Jefferson Watertown 1805
Kings Brooklyn 1683 (Brooklyn)
Lewis Lowville 1805
Livingston Geneseo 1821
Madison Wampsville 1806
Manhattan
    see New York



Monroe Rochester 1821
Montgomery Fonda 1772 Originally Tryon; renamed Montgomery in 1784
Nassau Mineola 1899
New York New York 1683 (Manhattan)
Niagara Lockport 1808
Oneida Utica 1798
Onondaga Syracuse 1794
Ontario Canandaigua 1789
Orange Goshen 1683
Orleans Albion 1824
Oswego Oswego 1816
Otsego Cooperstown 1791
Putnam Carmel 1812
Queens Jamaica 1683
Rensselaer Troy 1791
Richmond St. George 1683 (Staten Island)
Rockland New City 1798
St. Lawrence Canton 1802
Saratoga Ballston Spa 1791
Schenectady Schenectady 1809
Schoharie Schoharie 1795
Schuyler Watkins Glen 1854
Seneca Waterloo 1804
Staten Island
    see Richmond



Steuben Bath 1796
Suffolk Riverhead 1683
Sullivan Monticello 1809
Tioga Owego 1791
Tompkins Ithaca 1817
Tryon
    see Montgomery



Ulster Kingston 1683
Warren Lake George 1813
Washington Hudson Falls 1772 Originally Charlotte; renamed Washington in 1784
Wayne Lyons 1823
Westchester White Plains       1683
Wyoming Warsaw 1841
Yates Penn Yan 1823

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County Links

A collection of links to Web sites for each county, including official county home pages, NYGenWeb sites, and other related pages. Compiled by Lorre Smith, a librarian at the University at Albany, State University of New York.

Last Updated: May 5, 2009