Clinton County, New York Genealogy

''This article is about an upstate New Yor county. For other uses, see Clinton''.

United States   New York   Clinton County

Quick Facts
Named for George Clinton, first Governor of State of New York.

Parent County
7 March 1788: Set off from Washington County.

Boundary Changes
1 March 1799: Essex County set off

3 March 1805: part taken to form Saint Lawrence County.

1801: a part transferred to Oneida County.

11 March 1808: west part of the county set off to form Franklin County.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Cemeteries
Clinton County Tombstone Transcription Project

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Clinton County for European settlers included:


 * Hudson River pre-historic
 * Lake Champlain Trail pre-historic
 * Champlain Canal 1823
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Chambly Canal and the Richelieu River 1843

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


 * See: 118th Regiment, New York Infantry for details and regiment roster.
 * See: 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry for details and regiment roster.

Naturalizations and Citizenship

 * The Italian Genealogical Group Clinton County 1865-1906

Newspapers

 * Northern New York Historical Newspapers

Search historic Clinton Co. newspapers ranging from years 1811 - 2006.


 * The Press Republican - from 2007 to the present

Historical Societies

 * Clinton County Historical Association

Genealogical Societies

 * Northern New York American Canadian Genealogical Society

Libraries

 * Feinberg Library

Family History Center
Plattsburg New York  22 Dennis Ave Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States Phone: 518-561-1092 Hours: T 6:30pm-8:30pm; Th 11am-1pm; Sat 10am-12:00 noon

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

Web Sites

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