Jefferson County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Jefferson County

Parent County

 * Created 28 March 1805 from Oneida County.

Neighboring Counties
Lewis· Oswego· St. Lawrence· Lake Ontario· Ontario counties: Frontenac· Grenville· Leeds

Boundary Changes

 * 1817: Carleton Island, captured from the British in the War of 1812 was annexed.

Cemeteries
NNY Genealogy - Stories in Stone

Census
For information and tips on using and accessing online census records, see New York Census.

Military
Civil War service men in Wyoming County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.


 * - 129th Regiment, New York Infantry

Naturalization and Citizenship
SAMPUBCO Browsable index of applicants.

Newspapers
Watertown Herald, years 1886-1918 Northern New York Historical Newspapers

Probate Records
SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Libraries

Museum

Paddock Museum 228 Washington Street Watertown, New York 13601 Phone: 315-782-3491 Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm Saturday 10 am - 4 pm

Courthouses
The Jefferson County Clerk's office has marriage, land, court, military discharge and naturalization records as well as the state census. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Jefferson County are held, see the Jefferson County Courthouse page.

Societies

 * Jefferson County Historical Society 228 Washington Street Watertown, New York 13601 Phone: 315-782-3491

Collection includes artifacts, letters, photographs and more.


 * Central New York Genealogical Society Box 104, Calvin Station Syracuse, New York 13205


 * Member queries, surname research list, online resources, publications, six meetings/year.


 * Counties served: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Oreleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Washington, Wayne, Warren, Wyoming, and Yates.

Divorce
Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Jefferson County NYGenWeb Project, a member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Jefferson County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Jefferson County. (Mirror site)