Changes in Town Names in New York State (Letters O-R)

Changes In Names Of New York State Towns (Letters O-R )

For Towns whose names started with the letters A and B; click here: (namesa_b.htm)
For Towns whose names started with the letters C, D, E: click here: (names c_e.htm)
For Towns whose names started with the letters F, G, H; click here: (namesf_h.htm)
For Towns whose names started with the letters I, J, K and L; click here: (namesi_l.htm)
For Towns whose names started with the letters M and N; click here: (namesm_n.htm)
For Towns whose names started with the letters O, P, Q and R; click here: (nameso_r.htm)
For Towns whose names started with the letters S and T; click here: (namess_t.htm)
For Towns whose names started with the letters U, V, W, X, Y and Z; click here: (namesu_z.htm)
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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
Oakham, F.	Colton	St. Lawrence Co.
Oak Orchard, F.	Carlton	Orleans Co.
Oldenbarnevelet, F.(Oldenbarneveltt)	Trenton	Oneida Co.
Onondaga Hollow, F.	Syracuse	Onondaga Co.
Onondaga Lake	Schuyler Lake	.
Orange, F.	Half Moon	Saratoga Co.
Orange, F.	Vienna	Oneida Co.
Orangeburgh, F.	Roanoke	Genesee Co.
Oreville	Dewitt	Onondaga Co
Orrinsburgh, F.	Belfast	Alleg. Co.
Oswego Falls	Fulton	Oswego Co.
Oswout	New Lots	Kings Co.
Otego, F.	Oneonta	Otsego Co.
Otsego, F.	Cooperstown	Otsego Co.
Oyster Ponds, F.	Orient	Suffolk Co.
Painted Post	Corning	Steuben Co.
Patroon Mills, F.	Grafton	Rensselaer Co.
Paynesville, F.	Hamilton	Madison Co.
Perry (Perrysburgh), F.	Little Valley	Cattaraugus Co.
Phillipstown, F. (Philipstown)	Nassau	Rensselaer Co.
Pierrepont	Clare	St. Lawrence Co.
Pinefield, F.	Tompkins	Delaware Co.
Philadelphia, F.	East Bern	Albany Co.
Pierrefield, F. (Piercefield)	Hopkinton	St. Lawrence Co.
Pinkneyville	Benton	Yates Co.
Pittstown, F.	Richmond	Ontario Co.
Plato, F.	Sumner Hill	Cayuga Co.
Pleasant Plains, F.	Lemon Creek	Richmond Co.
Pleasant Valley, F.	Elizabethtown	Essex Co.
Plymouth, F.	Frankville	Chenango Co.
Podunk, F.	Centreville	Onondaga Co.
Portaferry, F.	Pitcairn St.	Lawrence Co.
Port Bay, F.	Huron	Wayne Co.
Port Schuyler, F.	Part of Water Vleit (Watervliet)	Albany Co.
Prussian Settlement, F.	Naumburg	Lewis Co.
Puppie's Nest, W.	Cayutaville	Schuyler Co.
Queensbury, F.	Germantown	Columbia Co.
Quincy, F.	Ripley Village	Chautauqua Co.
Quincy, F.	Putnam Valley	Putnam Co.
Racketon, F.	Raymondville	St. Lawrence Co.
Rawsonville, F.	Fonda's Bush	Fulton Co.
Raynortown, F.	Freeport (Hempstead)	Nassau Co.
Red Hook, F.	Vernon Valley	Suffolk Co.
Rensselaer Mills, F.	Petersburgh	Rensselaer Co.
Rensselaer Village, F.	Glass House	Rensselaer Co.
Rice, F.	Ischua	Cattaraugus Co.
Richmond Hill, F.	Mt. Morris	Livingston Co.
Riverdale, F.	Hopkinton	St. Lawrence Co.
Rochester, F.	Hague	Warren Co.
Rochesterville	Rochester	Monroe Co.
Robertsonville	White Sulphur Springs	Sullivan Co.
Robbins Mills, F.	Kensico	Westchester Co.
Rockton	Littlefalls (Little Falls)	Herkimer Co.
Rocky Point, F.	East Marion	Suffolk Co.
Rodsman Neck, F.	Pelham Neck	Westchester Co.
Rorabuck	Greenport	Columbia Co.
Rum Point	Freeport	Nassau Co
Rusdurph, F. (Rusdorp)	Jamaica	Queens Co.

Thanks to John W. Ladwig for sharing this information with us.

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