Erie County, New York Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Erie County Clerk's Office 92 Franklin Street Buffalo, NY 14202

History



 * Named for Lake Erie, in turn which comes from the Erie tribe of Indians who lived south and east of of the lake before 1654.

Parent County

 * Created 2 April 1821 from Niagara County.

Neighboring Counties
Cattaraugus | Chautauqua | Genesee | Niagara | Wyoming | Welland County, Ontario

Societies and Libraries
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society - http://www.bechs.org/

Buffalo and Erie County Library - http://www.buffalolib.org/

Western New York Genealogical Society - http://www.wnygs.org/

Web Sites

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