Vienna History

Town of Vienna was part of the Town of Windsor until 1849. The Town of Vienna was created on March 2, 1849 as 8 & 9 North Range 9 East – 29 days later the area was again divided into the Towns of Dane & Vienna. The name “Town of Vienna” was chosen by early residents and was the name of a Township in eastern New York State…where some early residents originated from.

The first Town meeting was held April 16, 1849 at the home of William Fisher. The first order of business being the election of Town Officials:

Town Chair             A.A. Boyce
Supervisor I            Benjamin Nesmith
Supervisor II           William Fisher
Town Clerk              Isaac Mann
Town Treasurer      Thomas Lindsay
Town Assessor       Jobez Weston

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