Was there ever a Syracuse County in early New York history? I have relatives as being listed from Cayuga or Syracuse County in the early 1840s. Also, was the town of Scott in present-day Corltand County ever a part of Cayuga County? Tom the Confused About County Boundary Changes in Early New York History E-mail Address: tomb@llewellyn.com The City of Syracuse was incorporated as a village in the town of Salina 13 April 1825, and as a city, 14 December 1847. It is the principal city in Onondaga County. Onondaga County was formed from Herkimer County 5 March 1794, and included the original Military Tract. Cayuga County was taken of 8 March 1799. Cortland County, 8 April 1808; and a part of Oswego County, 1 March 1816. Source: J. H. French, Gazetteer of the State of New York (1860). dick barr Syracuse, New York