Tioga County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Tioga County

Historical Facts
Tioga The variant name, "Teió:ken", is a Mohawk name which translates to: "having a junction or fork". (GNIS)

Parent County
16 February 1791: Created from part of Montgomery County.

Neighboring Counties
Broome· Chemung· Cortland· Tompkins Pennsylvania Counties: Bradford· Susquehanna

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

Military
Civil War service men in Tioga County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.
 * - 109th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 137th Regiment, New York Infantry

Probate Records
SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.

Courthouse
The Tioga County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and land records. The Surrogate court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Tioga County are held, see the Tioga County Courthouse page.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Owego New York Family History Center

Societies
A volunteer through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness is available to do lookups in family files at the historical society.