Kings County
When it was created in 1688 Kings County contained six towns. The Village of Brooklyn was formed in part of the town in 1816 (its boundaries roughly match those of present-day neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights. The entire town of Brooklyn became a city in 1834. The City of Brooklyn eventually annexed the other towns and cities in Kings County between 1854 and 1896, before itself becoming part of New York City in 1898.
- City of Brooklyn - founded as "Breuckelen" in 1646. Originally a town; became a city in 1834; consolidated into Greater New York in 1898
- Town of Bushwick - founded as "Boswijck" in 1661, annexed to Brooklyn in 1854
- Town of Flatbush - founded as "Midwout" in 1652; annexed to Brooklyn in 1894
- Town of Flatlands - founded as "New Amersfoort" in 1647; annexed to Brooklyn in 1896
- Town of Gravesend - founded in 1645; annexed to Brooklyn in 1894
- Town of New Lots - separated from Flatbush in 1852; annexed to Brooklyn in 1886
- Town of New Utrecht - founded in 1657; annexed to Brooklyn in 1894
- City of Williamsburgh - originally a village within Bushwick (incorporated 1827); became a separate town in 1840; became a city in 1851; annexed to Brooklyn in 1854
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