New York, United States Genealogy

United States New York 

Guide to New York ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

New York Information
New York is a state in the northeast part of the United States. It is divided into 62 counties.

New York Clickable Map
Many genealogy records are kept on the county level in the United States. Click on a county below to go to the county Wiki article listing more information.

Counties
Cities:   New York City Research incl. Bronx·Kings·Manhattan·Queens·Richmond

Extinct or Renamed Counties: New Netherland'''· Charlotte· Cornwall· Cumberland· Dukes · Gloucester· Tryon· Yorkshire

New York Migration Routes
Ellis Island, Castle Garden, etc.· Atlantic Coast Ports· Lake Champlain· Lake Erie· Lake Ontario· Long Island Sound· Hudson River· Mohawk River· St. Lawrence River· Chambly Canal· Champlain Canal· Delaware and Raritan Canal· · Albany Post Road· Catskill Turnpike· Forbidden Path· Great Genesee Road· Great Shamokin Path· Greenwood Road· Hudson River Path· King's Highway · Boston Post Road· Lake Champlain Trail· Lake Shore Path · Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths· Minsi Path· Mohawk or Iroquois Trail· New York Turnpikes· Old Connecticut Path

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records - databases and record images on FamilySearch
 * York Family History Center locator map

Additional Resources

 * Cyndi's List - New York genealogy sites on the internet
 * New York Genealogy Trails - collection of transcribed data for the state of New York
 * Access Genealogy – Genealogy guide for New York
 * Ancestorhunt.com - resources for New York genealogy research
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Guide to Ancestry and Family Tree Records for New York
 * New York Research Outline – Original Family History Library research outline; contains many out of date links
 * New York State Health Department Vital Records for obtaining births, marriages, and deaths outside New York City 1881-present; and all divorces after 1963; and adoption records.

Old Content

 * early NY records are in Dutch
 * NY/NJ combined probate 1702-1738
 * NY town historians help genealogists
 * At least 29 counties have unique probate petitions with a list of heirs
 * There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin, Ireland; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel.
 * The Digital Collections of the New York States Archives includes Native American censuses covering the reservations of the Tuscarora, Oneida, Onondaga, Buffalo Creek Seneca, Seneca of Cattaragus, Cayuga, Tonawanda and St. Regis Mohawk tribes. [[Image:New-york.png|right|200px|New-york.png]]
 * Nearly one-third of all Revolutionary War battles took place in New York, including the battles of Long Island, Oriskany, Bennington, and Saratoga. During the Civil War, New York had 465,000 Union soldiers serve - more than any other state. For more information and resources on military records for New York, go to the New York Military Records page.
 * The earliest European settlers were from the The Netherlands.
 * How to obtain copies of Vital Records for Genealogical Purposes in Upstate New York a blog article describing the use of microfiche indexes 1881-present in NY prior to ordering from the State Health Dept.
 * Online New York Death Records, Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries A list of online death records indexes for New York City and State.
 * Ellis Island Immigration Record Search New York City passenger arrival lists index 1892-1924. For a more advanced search engine helpful for east Europeans see Ellis Island in One Step.
 * Castle Garden Immigration Index New York City passenger arrival lists index 1820-1892. For a more advanced search engine helpful for east Europeans see Castle Garden in One Step.
 * New York Ancestors NEHGS's New York databases and articles about probate, census, tax, cemeteries, church, court, and vital records, genealogy and biography.
 * New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Research Aids (for NYGBS members only) digitized New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (complete series), plus over 100 articles, bibliographies, and research tips.
 * FultonHistory.com - New York State historical newspaper archives and search engine.
 * New York county creation dates and parent counties.