Staten Island Borough, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Richmond

Historical Facts

 * Named for Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, illegimate son of Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland.
 * Consolidated in 1898 as part of the City of Greater New York along with Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), and Queens counties. Bronx (The Bronx) was created 1914 from annexed portion from Westchester County.
 * The Borough of Staten Island is coterminous with Richmond County, the southernmost county in the state of New York. Until 1975, the borough was officially named the Borough of Richmond.

Parent County

 * Original county created 1 November 1683 from colonial New York lands.

Neighboring Counties
Kings (Brooklyn) | New York (Manhattan) | Queens | New Jersey counties: Hudson | Middlesex | Union

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

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

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

See: 132nd Regiment, New York Infantry ,145th Regiment, New York Infantry

Naturalizations and Citizenship

 * Italian Genealogical Group Petitions: 1898-1903, 1907-1959 Declarations: 1906-1953, 1957 Military: 1918, 1919, 1921-1924 Intentions: 1883 - 1898

Courthouse
The Richmond (Staten Island) County Clerk's office land records; the Surrogate Court has probate records; and the County Health Department has marriage and death records. For further information about where the records for Richmond County are held, see the Richmond (Staten Island) County Courthouse page.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Staten Island New York Family History Center

Neighborhoods
Annadale · Arden Heights · Arrochar · Bay Terrace · Bloomfield · Brighton Heights · Bulls Head · Castleton · Castleton Corners · Charleston · Clifton · Concord · Dongan Hills · East Shore · Egbertville · Elm Park · Eltingville · Emerson Hill · Farm Colony · Fort Wadsworth · Fox Hills · Fresh Kills · Graniteville · Grant City · Grasmere · Great Kills · Greenridge · Grymes Hill · Heartland Village · Hoffman Island · Howland Hook · Huguenot · Isle of Meadows · Lighthouse Hill · Livingston · Manor Heights · Mariners Harbor · Meiers Corners · Mid-Island · Midland Beach · New Brighton · New Dorp · New Dorp Beach · New Springville · North Shore · Oakwood · Ocean Breeze · Pleasant Plains · Port Ivory · Port Richmond · Prall's Island · Prince's Bay · Randall Manor · Richmondtown · Richmond Valley · Rosebank · Rossville · St. George · Shooters Island · Shore Acres · Silver Lake · Snug Harbor · South Beach · South Shore · Stapleton · Stapleton Heights · Sunnyside · Swinburne Island · Todt Hill · Tompkinsville · Tottenville · Tottenville Beach · Travis · Ward Hill · Westerleigh · West New Brighton · West Shore · Willowbrook · Woodrow

Websites

 * catalog for Richmond County
 * catalog for Staten Island
 * The Richmond County (Staten Island) NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.