Oswego County, New York

Mexico is a town in the northeastern section of Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 5,197 at the 2010 census. The town contains a village also named Mexico. Mexico has been referred to as the "Mother of Towns", as the original town as enacted by separate acts of 1792 and 1796 comprised an area that would eventually form six separate counties (Onondaga, Cortland, Oneida, Lewis, Jefferson, and Oswego). These six counties today contain a total of 84 separate towns that were once included in the original Town of Mexico. NY 69 passes through the town of Mexico and comes to an end in the village of Mexico, where it intersects with NY 104 (Main Street). U.S. Route 11 also passes through the town.

Slack Farmstead is a historic farm complex and national historic district located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. The district includes four contributing structures; the farmhouse, a dairy barn (1870), granary (c. 1850) and a hen house (c. 1910). Also on the property are a contributing stone wall, hand-dug well, and farm pond. The farmhouse is a five-bay, 1+1⁄2-story frame building with a gable roof built about 1838.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Fowler-Loomis House is a historic home located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. It is a large, square, 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house in the Greek Revival style. The residence was built in 1847 and is a full five bays in width with a low-rise hipped roof. It features a full-length, 2-story portico supported by four massive square columns.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Phineas Davis Farmstead is a historic farm complex and national historic district located in the village of Mexico in Oswego County, New York. The district features an Italianate farmhouse built in 1874. Also on the property is a historic henhouse and three stone hitching posts.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

The Mexico Stone Store, also known as The Little Stone House, is a historic commercial building located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. It was built as late as the 1830s and is a one-story, stone building with a gable roof. At the rear is a two-story frame extension. It is believed to be Mexico's oldest surviving commercial building.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Starr Clark Tin Shop is a historic commercial building located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. It is a two-story wood-framed vernacular building built about 1827 with Federal details. The tin shop measures 24 feet 4 inches (7.42 m) wide and 32 feet (9.8 m) deep, with a 24-foot-4-inch-wide by 25-foot-8-inch-deep (7.42 m by 7.82 m) rear wing. Its owner, Starr Clark, was a widely recognized abolitionist and supporter of the Underground Railroad.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.The Mexico Historical Society has restored the shop and operates it as a museum that highlights its use as a working tin shop and as an hub for the abolition movement.

The Peter Chandler House is a historic house located at 5897 Main Street in Mexico, Oswego County, New York.

Thayer Farmstead is a historic farm complex and national historic district located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. The district includes two contributing structures; the farmhouse and horse barn with small carriage shed. Also on the property are a contributing The farmhouse is composed of a two-story central section flanked by symmetrical one story wings. It is a frame building built about 1836.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Hamilton Farmstead is a historic farm complex and national historic district located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. The district includes three contributing structures; the farmhouse, a barn, and a milkhouse; and three hand-dug wells. The farmhouse is a three bay, two story cobblestone building built in 1848 in the Greek Revival style.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Mexico Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. The district includes 77 contributing buildings and three contributing structures. There are 33 residential buildings, 23 commercial buildings, and 17 outbuildings. It includes the central part of the built-up area of the small rural village of Mexico. Beck's Hotel (1897) is the largest building in the district.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Mexico station is a historic railway depot located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. It was built in 1905 by the Oswego and Rome Railroad. It is a one-story, Stick style, wood-frame building, 40 feet by 100 feet in size. It has a broad hip roof with a wide overhang. Also on the property is a two stall privy. It was last used as a railroad depot in 1940.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 as Mexico Railroad Depot.

Timothy Skinner House is a historic home located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. It is a large, Italianate style brick residence. The residence was built about 1869 and is composed of a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay main block with a 2-story, two-bay recessed wing. The property was sold to the American Legion in 1964.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.