Editing Augusta, New York (section)

===Civic formation===

The first attempt to organize the town was in 1797.  A bill was considered in the New York State Legislature and passed the Assembly, but failed in the Senate because Senator Samuel Jones noted that town officers must be [[freehold (law)|freeholders]] and many of the prospective town officials were lessees of Peter Smith's land.<ref name="Durant"/>  Organization was successful the next year and Augusta was created as a town simultaneously with the creation of Oneida County on March 15, 1798.  It was created from part of the town of [[Whitestown, New York|Whitestown]].<ref name="Wager"/>

The first town meeting was held on April 3, 1798.  The following positions were filled: [[town supervisor]], [[town clerk]], [[Tax assessment|assessor]]s (4), commissioner of highways (3), [[overseers of the poor]] (2), [[constable]] and [[Tax collector|collector]], inspectors of schools (3), [[fence viewer]]s (3).<ref name="Durant"/><ref name="Wager"/>

Part of the town was taken to form part of the new town of [[Vernon, New York|Vernon]] on February 17, 1802.<ref name="Wager"/>