NY 184 was assigned in the early 1930s to most of its current alignment; however, it initially veered southeastward in the town of De Peyster to serve the hamlet of De Peyster. The route was realigned to bypass the community shortly afterward.
NY 184's path was largely established in the early 1930s, but it initially took a southeasterly direction through De Peyster to serve the nearby hamlet before being realigned to bypass the town.