Chautauqua County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Chautauqua County



County Courthouse
Chautauqua County Government Offices 3 North Erie St Mayville, NY 14757-1007

Boundary Changes
11 March 1808: Created from Genesee County.

Cemeteries

 * US Gen Web Cemetery List  Several cemetery listings.
 * Find a grave Chautauqua County Cemetery Map
 * Find a grave Chautauqua County Cemetery List

Directories
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness has located a volunteer willing to do lookups in the 1892-1893 Jamestown Directory.

Maps

 * Map of Chautauqua County Towns -  Regional Knowledge Network
 * Chautauqua County Outline Overlays Google Map via NY Home Town Locator
 * NY Home Town Locator Chautauqua County Gazatteer By Name of Cities, Towns, Census Designated Places, Neighborhoods, Subdivisions &amp; Settlements

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


 * - 112th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 154th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 156th Regiment, New York Infantry

Societies, Libraries and Museums

 * Fenton History Center. Jamestown, New York

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Fredonia New York Family History Center
 * Jamestown New York Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The Chautauqua County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Chautauqua County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Chautauqua County. (Mirror site)
 * My New York Genealogy Chautauqua County Site
 * Cyndi's List New York (Scroll down to Chautauqua County or word search for "Chautauqua" )