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Chenango County was formed from
Herkimer and Tioga counties in 1798 and included the area of
Madison County until March 21, 1806 when it was established as a
separate county.
The five original Madison County townships were
redrawn over the next 90 years into the current 15 townships and
one city.
1807 - Town of Cazenovia divided into
Cazenovia, Smithfield and Nelson.
Town of Hamilton divided
into Hamilton, Madison, Eaton and Lebanon.
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1810 - Sullivan
divided into towns of Sullivan and Lenox |
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1815- DeRuyter
divided into DeRuyter and Georgetown. |
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1823 - Smithfield
divided into Smithfield and Fenner. |
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1836 - Smithfield
divided into Smithfield and Stockbridge |
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The 15th and 16th towns (Lincoln and Oneida) were formed from the Town of Lenox, May 18,
1896. The Oneida was incorporated as a city on March 28,
1901 and remains the only incorporated city in all of Madison
County. (See current map
of existing 15 the towns of Madison County)
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