http://www.visitnewyorkstate.net/regions/

http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kids_room/508/counties2.html

Kids Room- Counties

http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kids_room/kids_counties.html

http://www.visitnewyorkstate.net/regions/

History of Counties

http://www.hopefarm.com/nycounty.htm (click on county on map to see brief history)

Wikipeia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_New_York

Yahoo - Counties & Regions

http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/u_s__states/new_york/counties_and_regions/