History:
Pompey was one of the original towns established in the Military Tract when that was laid out in 1790, labeled Township No. 10 as it had no name. This land was set aside as payment for those soldiers from New York State who fought in the Revolutionary War. According to Reverend William Beauchamp, one hundred forty-one Revolutionary War soldiers were buried in Pompey cemeteries. The earliest settlers, mostly from Connecticut and Massachusetts, founded Pompey Academy, the first academy in Onondaga County. William VanBrocklin wrote "Prior to 1870 Pompey can boast of being the birthplace of more sons who have become eminent in the diversified vocations of life than any town in the United States." In 1825 the Town of LaFayette was formed from the western part of Pompey; however, the early settlements of Delphi Falls, Oran, Pompey Center, Pompey Hill and Watervale still remain within the town.

The town flourished as sawmills, grist mills and later many other kinds of mills were erected on Limestone and Butternut Creeks. Agriculture became the primary industry, and although many of the farms have disappeared over the past one hundred fifty years, there are a few left. Some early one-room schoolhouses, now private dwellings, still dot the countryside. The railroad which ran through the northeast corner of the town has come and gone. Of the many churches which were established only four remain, each having its own unique history. Fire companies now protect the town so that the devastating fires of the past may never again occur. Developers have purchased and built upon tracts of land in this scenic town of rolling hills. Pratts Falls and the area around it have become a part of the county for all to enjoy, spring, summer, winter and fall.