Chenango County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Chenango County

Historical Facts

 * A Oneida Indian word, meaning large bull-thistle.

Parent Counties
15 March 1798: Created from Herkimer and Tioga counties.

Boundary Changes
4 April 1804: 70 square miles taken to add to Oneida County.

21 March 1806: part taken to create Madison County.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Cemeteries
A list of Cemeteries in Chenango County, New York, USAhosted by Rootsweb, donation unclear from whom. Some maps and lists of the interred are available on this site.

Some specific cemeteries in Chenango County, New York, USA mentioned on Interment.net. Other New York Genealogical sites listed on this page.

Partial list of Chenango County Cemeteries with links to lists of the interred on New Horizons Genealogy, dedicated to New England and New York cemeteries pre-1940.

Partial list of Chenango County Cemeteries at the NY Hometown Locator, a gazetteer web site with maps. Additions are welcomed.

231 cemeteries listed in Chenango County at Find-a-Grave.com.

Maps

 * Map of Chenango County Townships  (from Chenango County Government Site)

Military

 * Civil War

Civil War service men in Chenango County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were formed in Broome County:

- 17th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 17th Veteran Regiment, New York Infantry

- 19th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 26th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 76th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 89th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 90th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 114th New York Regiment Infantry

- 157th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 161st Regiment, New York Infantry

- 168th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 176th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 193rd Regiment, New York Infantry

Family History Center
Norwich New York  Cole &amp; Chirlin Dr Norwich, Chenango, New York, United States Phone: 607-336-6341 Hours: W-6;30-8:30; Th 10am-12pm; Friday 8am-12 Noon; Sun 6pm-7:30pm

Note: These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.

Websites

 * The Chenango County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Chenango County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Chenango County. (Mirror site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Chenango County