Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Dukes County, New York was formed on November 1, 1683 by New York from the Elizabeth Islands, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Island. The entire county was transferred to Massachusetts in 1691 where it formed Dukes County, Massachusetts and Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It was formed at the same time as Kings County, New York, Queens County, New York, and Dutchess County, New York This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.