Changes In Names Of New York State Towns (Letters M -N)
On these pages the letter F. after the name of the town,
refers to French's Gazetteer as the authority
The letter W. Means Authority of Prof. or Mrs. A.M. Wright, who have verified all
the French references.
EARLY NAME |
LATER NAME |
COUNTY |
Machackemeck | Port Jervis | Orange Co. |
Machine Pond, F. | Orange Pond Lake | Orange Co. |
Malta | Lorraine | Jefferson Co. |
Maple Ridge, F. | Brasher | St. Lawrence Co. |
Martin | Middlefield | Otsego Co. |
Marysburgh | Edwardsville | St. Lawrence Co. |
Matildaville, F. | Colton | St. Lawrence Co. |
McClenathans Falls | Franklin Falls | Franklin Co. |
McNarasville (McNamarasville) | North Hoosick | Rensselaer Co. |
Mechanicsville - Fitch's Corners | Scipioville | Cayuga Co. |
Millersville, F. | Louisville | St. Lawrence Co. |
Moosepond, F. | Orange Lake | Orange Co. |
Moroke (MarieMarioke), F. | Merrick (Hampstead) | Nassau Co. |
Morriches Hastie | Castleton | Rensselaer Co. |
Mortlake, F. | Piecefield | St. Lawrence Co. |
Mosquito Cove, F. | Glen Cover (Oyster Bay) | Nassau Co. |
Mott's Corners, F. | Brooktondale | Tompkins Co. |
Middleburg, F. | Newton | Queens Co. |
Middletown, F. | Middleburgh | Schoharie Co. |
Middletown | Addison | Steuben Co. |
Middletown, F. | Naples | Ontario Co. |
Midwout | Flatbush | Kings Co. |
Milan | Syracuse | Onondaga Co. |
Millville, F. | Yaphank | Suffolk Co. |
Milton, F. | Genoa | Cayuga Co. |
Milton | Locke | Cayuga Co. |
Milton, F. | Lansing | Tompkins Co. |
Minos | Ellisburgh | Jefferson Co. |
Mount Hope, F. | Trumont | Westchester Co. |
Mount Morris, F. | Dickinson | Franklin Co. |
Mud Creek, F. | Savona | Steuben Co. |
Mudge's Mills, F. | Omar | Jefferson Co. |
Mumross Meadows, F. (Munros) | North Hebron | Washington Co. |
Munger's Mills | Copenhagen | Lewis Co. |
Narrows, F. | Edwardsville | St. Lawrence Co. |
Nassau Island Long Island | New Amesfort Flatlands | Kings Co. |
New Amsterdam | New York | New York Co. |
New Boston | Sullivan | Madison Co. |
Neck, F. | Amityville | Suffolk Co. |
New City, F. | Lansingburgh | Rensselaer Co. |
New Cornwall, F. | Cornwall | Orange Co. |
New Dorlach, F. | Seward | Schoharie Co. |
New Goshen, F. | Lexington | Greene Co. |
New Jerusalem, F. | Petersville | Westchester Co. |
New Hampstead, F. | Ramapo | Rockland Co. |
New Orange | Albany | Albany Co. |
New Port | Hounsfield | Jefferson Co. |
Newport, F. | Albion | Orleans Co. |
New Stamford, F. | Stamford | Delaware Co. |
Newtown, F. | Elmira | Chemung Co. |
Newtown | Middlefield | Otsego Co. |
Nisbut's Corners, F. | Stokes | Oneida Co. |
Northampton, F. | Gates | Monroe Co. |
Northampton, F./ All west of Genesee River | Gates | Monroe Co. |
Northfield, F. | Boyle | Monroe Co. |
Northfield, F. | Edenburgh | Saratoga Co. |
Northfleet | Southold | Suffolk Co. |
Northton | Yates | Orleans Co. |
North Parma, F. | Hilton | Monroe Co. |
Northwest Bay, F. | Westport | Essex Co. |
Norton's Mills, F. | Honeoye Falls | Monroe Co. |
Thanks to John W. Ladwig
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