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

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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