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United States New York Rensselaer County Town of Petersburgh

Petersburgh, New York
Map
Map of Rensselaer County highlighting Petersburgh Location in Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County's location in the state of New York
Facts
Founded	1791
Website: petersburgh.org/

1 Resources

Resources

Church Records

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums

Petersburgh Public Library
69 Main Street (Route 2)
Petersburgh, NY 12138
Phone: 518-658-2927

Societies

Town Clerk

Town Clerk
P.O. Box 125
Petersburgh, NY 12138
Phone: 518-658-3777 Ex. 10
Email: Petersburgh@Fairpoint.net

Town Historian

Petersburgh Town Historian^[1]
296 Potter Hill Road
Petersburgh, NY 12138
Phone: 518-658-2963

Town Records

To locate additional published and transcribed records for Petersburg, New York check:

Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). American Ancestors online edition; At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974.7 D27r. Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists. The codes used under Church and Cemetery are defined in the link above the listing of towns, cities and villages.

Vital Records

Death

1847 - Rensselaer County Deaths at NYGenWeb - free.

1848 - Rensselaer County Deaths at NYGenWeb - free.

1848-1851 - Some Deaths in Petersburgh and Vicinity 1848-1851 at NYGenWeb - free.

References

↑ USGenWeb Project. Rensselaer County Municipal Historians, (accessed 15 December 2011).

Places

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Rensselaer County, New York

County seat: Troy

Cities	Rensselaer · Troy

Towns	Berlin · Brunswick · East Greenbush · Grafton · Hoosick · Nassau · North Greenbush · Petersburg · Pittstown · Poestenkill · Sand Lake · Schaghticoke · Schodack · Stephentown

Villages	Castleton-on-Hudson · East Nassau · Hoosick Falls · Nassau · Schaghticoke · Valley Falls

Communities	Albia · Averill Park · Babcock Lake · Barberville · Berlin · Best · Boyntonville · Braeside · Brainard · Brookview · Brunswick · Brunswick Center · Bucks Corner · Buskirk · Center Berlin · Cherryplain · Clinton Heights · Clinton Park · Clums Corner · Couse · Cropseyville · Defreestville · Denault Corners · Dunham Hollow · Eagle Bridge · Eagle Mills · East Buskirk · East Grafton · East Greenbush · East Hoosick · East Nassau · East Pittstown · East Poestenkill · East Schodack · Eastmor · Factory Hollow · Frear Park · Garfield · Glass Lake · Grafton · Grant Hollow · Hampton Manor · Hampton Park · Haynersville · Hemstreet Park · Hoag Corners · Hoosick · Hoosick Junction · Ives Corner · Johnsonville · Lansingburgh · Lincolnville · Luther · Maple Grove · Melrose · Millers Corners · Millertown · Morey Park · Mountain View · Muitzes Kill · Nassau · North Hoosick · North Nassau · North Petersburg · North Schodack · North Stephentown · Petersburg · Petersburg Junction · Pittstown · Pleasantdale · Poestenkill · Potter Hill · Prospect Heights · Quackenkill · Raymertown · Reynolds · Rosecrans Park · Rosemont Park · Sand Lake · Schaghticoke Hill · Schodack Center · Schodack Landing · Sherwood Park · Sliters · Snyders Corner · South Schodack · South Troy · Southwest Hoosick · Speigletown · Stephentown · Stephentown Center · Stillham · Stony Point · Sycaway · Taborton · Tamarack · Tomhannock · Van Allen Park · Walloomsac · West Hoosick · West Sand Lake · West Stephentown · Wynantskill · Wyomanock ·

v • d • e Links to New York-related articles

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Extinct Co.	Charlotte · Cornwall · Cumberland · Dominion of New England · Dukes · Gloucester · Tryon · Yorkshire · New Netherland

Major Repositories	Brooklyn Historical Society · Children's Aid Society · Cornell University Library · Montgomery County Department of History and Archives · National Archives Northeast Region (New York City) · New England Historic Genealogical Society · New York City Department of Records and Information Services · New York Foundling Hospital · New York Genealogical and Biographical Society · New York Historical Society · New York Public Library · New York State Archives · New York State Council of Genealogical Organizations · New York State Library · Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Amsterdam City Archives)

Migration Routes	Ellis Island, Castle Garden, etc. · Atlantic Coast Ports · Lake Champlain · Lake Erie · Lake Ontario · Long Island Sound · Hudson River · Mohawk River · St. Lawrence River · Chambly Canal · Champlain Canal · Delaware and Raritan Canal · Erie Canal · Albany Post Road · Catskill Turnpike · Forbidden Path · Great Genesee Road · Great Shamokin Path · Great Trail · Greenwood Road · Hudson River Path · King's Highway (or Boston Post Road) · Lake Champlain Trail · Lake Shore Path (or Lake Trail) · Lehigh and Lakawanna Paths · Minsi Path · Mohawk or Iroquois Trail · New York Turnpikes · Old Connecticut Path

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