DUTCH REFORMED CHURCHES IN NEW YORK 1850 - 1870
by Cliff Lamere - 11 Sep 2000
For 1850, NY had 233 "Dutch Reformed Churches". 33 counties had one or more, while 26 counties had none.
For 1860, NY had 287 "Dutch Reformed Churches". 39 counties had one or more, while 21 counties had none.
For 1870, NY had 304 "Reformed Late Dutch Organizations" (they were listed in the category of Churches). 39 counties had one or more, while 21 counties had none.
I have no source of information for the periods before 1850 or after 1870.
For 1850, the number of Dutch Reformed Churches in each county is arranged in descending order. This ranking does not remain true in other columns. The variations show where in New York State the influence of the Reformed Church was increasing or decreasing.
COUNTY IN NY 1850 1860 1870
Ulster 24 34 41
Albany 22 22 25
Montgomery 16 22 16
Columbia 14 18 15
Kings 14 17 20
Schoharie 13 11 11
Dutchess 11 10 11
New York 11 20 24
Rensselaer 10 9 9
Schenectady 9 9 9
Westchester 9 15 14
Herkimer 8 8 7
Saratoga 8 4 5
Greene 7 9 8
Rockland 7 8 9
Seneca 7 5 1
Queens 6 6 3
Livingston 4 1 2
Orange 4 6 7
Sullivan 4 10 7
Richmond 3 4 5
Washington 3 4 2
Cayuga 2 3 2
Fulton 2 4 3
Madison 2 2 2
Monroe 2 1 0
Onondaga 2 3 4
Ontario 2 1 0
Tompkins 2 2 4
Wyoming 2 2 0
Erie 1 3 0
Oneida 1 2 11
Wayne 1 2 0
Jefferson 0 4 1
Cattaraugus 0 1 3
Chautauqua 0 1 1
Niagara 0 1 0
Putnam 0 1 0
Lewis 0 0 8
Chenango 0 0 3
Otsego 0 0 3
Suffolk 0 0 3
Delaware 0 0 1
Oswego 0 0 1
Tioga 0 0 1
Schuyler 0 0 2
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