Editing Scouting in New York (section)

=====History=====
;Iroquois Trail Council 
In 1917, the [[Batavia Council]] (#367) was formed, changing its name to the [[Genesee and Wyoming Counties Council]] (#367) in 1925, eventually changing its name to the [[Genesee Council]] (#367). In 1920, the [[Niagara County Council]] (#385) was formed, changing its name to the [[Lockport Area Council]] (#385) in 1922. In 1937, Lockport Area (#385) changed its name to the [[Lewiston Trail Council]] (#385).{{listref|a}} On April 20, 1943, as Scouting in Monroe County consolidated, Lewiston Trail Council received responsibility for Scouting in Orleans County.<ref>History, Seneca Waterways Council, https://senecawaterways.org/history/</ref>

In 1994, [[Genesee Council]] (#367) and [[Lewiston Trail Council]] (#385) merged to become the [[Iroquois Trail Council]] (#376).{{listref|a}}

The Iroquois Trail Council with its headquarters in Oakfield, New York, was created in 1994 from a merger of two councils.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

;Greater Niagara Frontier Council

In 1917, the [[Hamburg Council]] was formed, closing in 1920.

In 1912 the [[Buffalo Council]] (#373) and in 1921 the [[Erie County Council]] (#363) were formed. They merged in 1949 to form the [[Buffalo Area Council]] (#380). In 1917 the [[Niagara Falls Council]] (#387) was formed, changing its name to the [[Niagara Falls Area Council]] (#387) in 1925. In 1944, the council changed its name to the [[Niagara Frontier Council]]  (#387).

In 1967 the Buffalo Area Council (#380) and the Niagara Frontier Council (#387) merged to become the [[Greater Niagara Frontier Council]] (#380).{{listref|a}}

The Western New York Scout Council was formed from the merger of the Greater Niagara Frontier Council (#380) and the Iroquois Trail Council (#376) in May 2023.<ref name="Reyes"/>