▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" M other ▁of ▁Town s ", ▁as ▁the ▁original ▁town ▁as ▁en act ed ▁by ▁separate ▁acts ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁compr ised ▁an ▁area ▁that ▁would ▁eventually ▁form ▁six ▁separate ▁count ies ▁( On ond aga , ▁Cort land , ▁One ida , ▁Lewis , ▁Jefferson , ▁and ▁O sw ego ). ▁These ▁six ▁count ies ▁today ▁contain ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 4 ▁separate ▁towns ▁that ▁were ▁once ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁Town ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁NY ▁ 6 9 ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Mexico ▁and ▁comes ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁where ▁it ▁intersect s ▁with ▁NY ▁ 1 0 4 ▁( Main ▁Street ). ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 1 1 ▁also ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Mexico ▁( a ▁proposed ▁county ), ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁surrounding ▁towns , ▁was ▁originally ▁created ▁from ▁Town ▁of ▁Whit est own , ▁One ida ▁County , ▁New ▁York , ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁Land ▁Commission er . ▁It ▁was ▁to ▁include ▁present ▁day ▁O sw ego ▁and ▁Jefferson ▁Count ies . ▁The ▁original ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁Mexico ▁County ▁and ▁a ▁town ▁of ▁that ▁name ▁was ▁abandoned ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁George ▁Frederick ▁William ▁August us ▁S cri ba ▁purchased ▁and ▁pat ented ▁a ▁large ▁tract ▁of ▁land ;