I don't know if this will be helpful but there was a Britton's Settlement in what is now Onondaga County. Quoting from "Our Town, Dewitt New York": The area now known as Collamer was first called "Britton's Settlement" in honor of the Archibald Britton family, which settled here in the 19th century and built a tavern on a stage coach route which followed an Indian gtrail over the high points of land south of Cicero Swamp. When the Erie Canal supplanted the old stage coach lines, commercial development moved south to the center of Dewitt township, and Britton's Settlement became a peaceful farming community. In 1849 the residents decided to apply for a Post Office and submitted the name "View Heights." The Post Office was approved but the name was deemed impractical, so the petitioners substituted the name "Collamer" in honor of Postmaster General Jacob Collamer. Needless to say, the name was approved this time, and became official in 1850. Good luck, Lucia