TOWNS AND HISTORIANS OF
CAYUGA COUNTY, NEW YORK

Towns and Historians
Cayuga County

Note: The name and addresses of "Town Historians" were acquired from the Cayuga County NY Government's OnLine Directory Of Town & Village Public Officials Website found at:  http://co.cayuga.ny.us/directory/towns-villages.htm  
For a timeline chart showing the chronological dates when towns were formed, see website: The Town Formation Timeline
Town Historians are part time, public officials appointed by the town governments.  They are generally knowledgeable of town history and records. They may be able to provide information on town history or record sources.  It is NOT their job to do genealogy research.  If you write, don't forget to include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
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Town Vlg., City Date Formed Historian Name Historian Address
AUBURN 1815 Incorporated as a Village
1823 Became a town
 1848 Auburn Became a city
Eileen McHugh Cayuga Museum
203 Genesee Street
Auburn, NY  13021
AURELIUS January 27, 1789
original township
M. Ruth Probst 6000 Route 90
Cayuga, NY 13034
BRUTUS March 30, 1802
from the Town of Aurelius
Jeanne Baker c/o Old Brutus  Historical Society
P. O. Box 516
8943 N. Seneca St.
Weedsport, NY 13166
CATO (TOWN) March 30, 1802
from Aurelius
Eva Taylor-Sholes 2461 Brick Church Road
Weedsport, NY  13166
VILLAGE OF
CATO
  Margaret Sweetman P.O. Box 224
Cato, NY  13033
CONQUEST March 16, 1821
from the Town of Cato
M. Joni Lincoln 10376 State Rte. 38
Port Byron, NY 13140
FLEMING March 28, 1823
from the Town of Aurelius
Sheila Tucker 5680 Silver St. Rd.
Auburn, NY 13021
GENOA Jan. 27, 1789 as Milton
original Township
renamed on April 6, 1808
Hans Pecher 11219 Bartnick Road
Genoa, NY  13071
IRA March 16, 1821
from Cato
Dorothy Southard 3520 Dennison Rd.
Cato, NY 13033
LEDYARD Jan. 30, 1823
from Scipio
Judy Furness 765 Poplar Ridge Road
Aurora, NY 13026
VILLAGE OF
AURORA
  Sheila Edmunds Main Street
Aurora, NY  13026
LOCKE Feb. 20, 1802
from 'Milton'
Esther Thornton 4941 Harris Hill Road
Locke, NY 13092
MENTZ March 30, 1802
as 'Jefferson'
renamed on April 6, 1808
Michael Riley
POB 302
Port Byron, NY 13140
The Mentz NY Town Historian's office is in his house and you can contact Michael Riley at mmriley@tds.net or 315-776-5116.  Mike can help you with questions related to canals, railroads, deed and probate research, and census look ups. He can be found at the Port Byron NY library most Friday nights from 6 till 8.
VILLAGE OF PORT BYRON The Village of Port Byron is located within the
Town of Mentz and was incorporated in 1837.
Dawn Roe 5 Valley Drive
Port Byron, NY 13140
MONTEZUMA April 8, 1859
from Mentz
Cheryl Longyear 8621 Denman Road
Port Byron, NY  13140
MORAVIA March 20, 1833
from Sempronius
Arlene Murphy 4918 Fox Hole Rd.
Moravia, NY 13118
NILES March 20, 1833
from Sempronius
Lorna Dewitt 3207 Route 41A
Moravia, NY 13118
OWASCO March 30, 1802
from Aurelius
Laurel Auchampaugh 2 Bristol Ave.
Auburn, NY  13021
SCIPIO
Read the Scipio NY Town Historian's Blog
Feb 5, 1796 Sandie Gilliland Rte. 34, Box 71
Scipio Center, NY 13147
SEMPRONIUS March 9, 1799 Doris A. Smith 2253 State Rte. 41A
Moravia, NY 13118
SENNETT March 19, 1827
from Brutus
Thomas E. Gray 10 S. Hunter Avenue
Auburn, NY 13021
SPRINGPORT Jan. 30, 1823
from Scipio and Aurelius
Marilyn Bower 1480 Great Gully Road
Union Springs, NY 13160
VILLAGE OF
UNION SPRINGS
1848 Jean Lanning P. O. Box 256
Union Springs, NY  13160
STERLING June 19,1812
from Cato
Hallie A. Sweeting 832 State Rt. 104A
Sterling, NY 13156
VILLAGE OF
FAIR HAVEN
  Erwin Fineout Fair Haven, NY  13064
SUMMERHILL April 26, 1831 from Locke
renamed on March 16, 1832
Elbert & Virginia Hall 13430 Ste. Rte. 90
Locke, NY 13092
THROOP April 8, 1859 from
Aurelius, Mentz, and Sennett
Nancy Murinka 7033 State Street Road
Auburn, NY  13021 
VENICE Jan. 30, 1823
from Scipio
Phyllis Stanton P.O. Box 14
Poplar Ridge, NY  13139
VICTORY March 16, 1821
from Cato
Beverly Sayles 2820 E. Rude St.
Weedsport, NY 13166

Cayuga County Historian's Office Site
Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society Site
Howland Stone Store Museum
Lock 52 Historical Society & Museum
Old Brutus  Historical Society

Bernie Corcoran, Cayuga County Coordinator
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