New York, United States Genealogy

United States   New York

New York became a state in 1788 and was the 11th state of the union. It is bordered by Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont with Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The capitol is Albany.

Counties

 * New York City Research

Click on map to go to a county page. Hover over a county to see its name.

Extinct or Renamed Counties: Charlotte· Cornwall· Cumberland· Dukes· Gloucester· Tryon

Major Repositories
New York Public Library· New York State Archives· New York State Library· New York Historical Society· New York Genealogical and Biographical Society· New England Historic Genealogical Society· National Archives (New York City)· National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)

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

Did You Know?
There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin, Ireland; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel.

The Digital Collections of the New York States Archives includes Native American censuses covering the reservations of the Tuscarora, Oneida, Onondaga, Buffalo Creek Seneca, Seneca of Cattaragus, Cayuga, Tonawanda and St. Regis Mohawk tribes.

Nearly one-third of all Revolutionary War battles took place in New York, including the battles of Long Island, Oriskany, Bennington, and Saratoga. During the Civil War, New York had 465,000 Union soldiers serve - more than any other state. For more information and resources on military records for New York, go to the New York Military Records page.

Research Tools

 * New York county creation dates and parent counties.
 * New York State Health Department Vital Records
 * How to obtain copies of Vital Records for Genealogical Purposes in Upstate New York
 * Ellis Island Immigration Record Search
 * Castle Garden Immigration Index
 * FultonHistory.com - New York State Historical Newspaper Archive
 * New York Family History - New York genealogical resources
 * New York Ancestors - New York genealogical resources
 * The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society - Research Aids

County Indexable Sites
These sites provide links to further information for most counties in New York. Use these to build a list of sites for each county.


 * NY Gen Web
 * NY Gen Web Archives
 * Rootsweb
 * My New York Genealogy
 * Cyndi's List    (Scroll down or search for county name on the page)
 * ancestry.com   (Need ancestry.com US subscription)
 * US Gen Net   (Only some counties, also many regionial societies)

State Repository Links

 * New York State Library
 * New York State Archives
 * New York Historical Society

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