King's Settlement
The village was originally known as "King's Settlement." Settlers began arriving around 1797 to this site, named after "Phillip King," a Revolutionary War Veteran, who is now buried off the small cemetery on Maiden Lane, was the first name acquired to this area. Later, the name changed to "Bucksville" after Aholiab Buck, whom owned land on the Pine Street area, he built the earliest known Mill's in the area.
Port Byron
In 1825, "Bucksville" was changed to what we know it as today, "Port Byron." There are two stories that have been told referencing the name change to "Port Byron." The first, Lord Byron, a Poet from England, supposedly rode through the area on the Canal. The other story told the name change was honoring a man named Byron, whom owned a dock on the Canal. However, neither story has been proven.