The town was formed from the towns of Bath and Dansville in 1812. It was originally known as the town of Liberty. Part of the town was later used to form new towns in the county: Avoca (1843) and Wayland (1848). In 1874, the town was enlarged by the addition of a part of the town of Prattsburgh. The Larrowe House, also known as The Cohocton Town and Village Hall and located at the village of Cohocton, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. At least as late as 1836 the spellings Cohocton and Conhocton were used, even in the same text, but by 1860 the shorter spelling was consistent.
At a meeting of the Town Board of Cohocton, September 24, 1864: "Resolved, that the Supervisor of the town of Cohocton, N. Y., have discretionary power of apropriating a sufficient sum of money for the relief of the families of volunteers who are credited tq the town of Cohocton
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Be it remembered that at a meeting of the Universalist Society held at the school house in School District No. 5, in the town of Cohocton on the 28th day of January, 1833, pursuant to public notice and according to the statute incorporating roMgious societies in such case made ji.n i pro-
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