This page describes the formation of the Towns and Villages of Monroe Co., NY. As the County grew the original towns were cut into smaller towns and names were changed. It is important to note that in New York State, a Town is a division of the County. A Village is an incorporated area within a town. In the case of East Rochester, it originally overlapped two towns. East Rochester also was the last town formed.
| Formation of Towns | |
|---|---|
| Boyle | Originally formed the Town of Northfield. April 6, 1796. Name changed to Boyle, April 6, 1808. Penfield taken off in 1810. Perinton taken off in 1812. Name changed to Smallwood, March 25, 1813. Smallwood was split March 25, 1814 into the Towns of Brighton and Pittsford. |
| Brighton | Formed from Smallwood, March 25, 1814. Irondequoit taken off in 1839. |
| Chili | Formed from Riga, Feb. 22, 1822. |
| Clarkson | Formed from Murray (now Orleans Co.), April 2, 1819. Hamlin was taken off in 1852. |
| East Rochester | Incorporated as a Village, half in the Town of Perinton and the other half in the Town of Pittsford on Oct. 18, 1906. Became a Town with the same boundaries, Jan. 1, 1981. |
| Gates | Formed March 30, 1802 as the Town of Northampton. Parma and Riga were taken off in 1808. Name was changed, June 10, 1812 to Gates. Greece was taken off in 1822. |
| Greece | Formed from Gates, March 22, 1822. |
| Hamlin | Formed from Clarkson, Oct. 11, 1852 as the Town of Union. Name changed to Hamlin, Feb. 28, 1861. |
| Henrietta | Formed from Pittsford, March 27, 1818. |
| Inverness | See Wheatland. |
| Irondequoit | Formed from Brighton, March 27, 1839. |
| Mendon | Formed from Bloomfield, Ontario Co., May 26, 1812. |
| Northampton | See Gates. |
| Northfield | See Boyle. |
| Ogden | Formed from Parma, Jan. 27, 1817. |
| Parma | Formed from Northampton, Apr. 8, 1808. |
| Penfield | Formed from Boyle, March 30, 1810. Webster taken off in 1840. |
| Perinton | Formed from Boyle, May 26, 1812. |
| Pittsford | Formed from Smallwood, March 25, 1814. Henrietta taken off in 1818. |
| Riga | Formed from Northampton, April 8, 1808. Chili taken off in 1822. |
| Rush | Formed from Avon (now Livingston Co.), March 13, 1818. |
| Smallwood | See Boyle. |
| Sweden | Formed from Murray (now Orleans Co.), April 2, 1813. |
| Union | See Hamlin. |
| Webster | Formed from Penfield, Feb. 6, 1840. |
| Wheatland | Formed from Caledonia (now Livingston Co.) as the Town of Inverness, Feb. 23, 1821. Name changed to Wheatland, April 3, 1821. |
| Formation of Villages (and City of Rochester) | |
|---|---|
| Brighton | Incorporated as a Village in the Town of Brighton in 1885. Annexed by the City of Rochester in 1905. |
| Brockport | In the Town of Sweden. Incorporated as a Village, Apr. 26, 1829. |
| Charlotte | Incorporated as a Village in the Town of Greece, June 24, 1869. Annexed by the City of Rochester in 1916. |
| Churchville | In the Town of Riga. Incorporated as a Village, March 7, 1855. |
| East Rochester | See listing under Towns. |
| Fairport | In the Town of Perinton. Incorporated as a Village, April 12, 1867. |
| Hilton | In the Town of Parma. Incorporated as the Village of North Parma, July 28, 1885. Name changed to Hilton, April 17, 1896. |
| Honeoye Falls | In the Town of Mendon. Incorporated as a Village, April 12, 1833. |
| Pittsford | In the Town of Pittsford. Incorporated as a Village, April 7, 1827. |
| Rochester | Incorporated as the Village of Rochesterville, March 21, 1817. Name changed to Rochester, April 12, 1822. Incorporated as a City, April 28, 1834 and has been enlarged many times since then. |
| Scottsville | In the Town of Wheatland. Incorporated as a Village, Oct. 16, 1914. |
| Spencerport | In the Town of Ogden. Incorporated as a Village, April 22, 1867. |
| Webster | In the Town of Webster. Incorporated as a Village, Apr. 26, 1905. |
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