Local Wiki
Chemung County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 17, 2026- County Legislature / Board of Supervisors meets
- Second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- John H. Hazelett Building, 203 Lake Street, 5th Floor (Chambers).
- County Clerk
- Linda A. Forrest · 210 Lake Street, PO Box 588, Elmira, NY 14902-0588 · (607) 737-2920
- Agendas posted at
- https://chemungcony.portal.civicclerk.com/
- County Executive
- Christopher Moss · PO Box 588, Elmira, NY 14902-0588 · (607) 737-2912 · cmoss@chemungcountyny.gov
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Villages (4)
- Elmira Heights (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Horseheads (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Millport (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Wellsburg (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (3)
- Elmira City School District
- Elmira Heights Central School District
- Horseheads Central School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Fire Protection (10)
- Baldwin Fire District 1
- Big Flats Fire District 1 (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Big Flats Fire District 2
- Chemung Fire District 1
- Elmira Fire District 1
- Erin Fire District 1
- Horseheads Town & Country Fire Department
- South Port Fire District 5
- Webb Mills Fire District 4
- West Hill Fire District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Library (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026