There are 62 counties in the U.S. state of New York. The first 12 counties were created in 1683 soon after the British took over the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam; two of these counties were later abolished, their land going to Massachusetts. [1] .

"History of Kings County including the city of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1683 to 1883" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1884. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0f28-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library.

Nov 6, 2009 · The civil, political, professional and ecclesiastical history, and commercial and industrial record of the county of Kings and the city of Brooklyn, N. Y., from 1683 to 1884. The metadata below describe the original scanning.

Full Title: The Civil, Political, Professional and Ecclesiastical History and Commercial and Industrial Record of the County of Kings and the City of Brooklyn, N.Y. from 1683 to 1884. With portraits, biographies and illustrations Volume II

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Civil, Political, Professional and Ecclesiastical History, and Commercial and Industrial Record of the County of Kings and the City of Brooklyn, N.Y., from 1683 to 1884; With Portraits, Biographies, and Illustrations, v. 2, part 1 [full text], by Henry Reed Stiles, ed.-in-chief, et al.

The civil, political, professional and ecclesiastical history and commercial and industrial record of the county of Kings and the city of Brooklyn, N.Y. : from 1683 to 1884. New York: Munsell, c1884.

Kings County was formed November 1st, 1683, as one of the twelve original counties of New York State. The Borough of Brooklyn is identical to Kings County in terms of geographical area, and is one of the five boroughs that have comprised New York City since its consolidation in 1898.

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelve original counties established under British rule …

Present-day Westchester, Bronx, New York, Richmond, Kings, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties were part of York Shire from 1664-August 1673 and again from February 1674 until 1683 at which point the Province of New York was divided into counties.