Cayuga County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Cayuga County

County Courthouse
http://www.co.cayuga.ny.us/ County Historian Historic Post Office 157 Genesee St. Auburn, NY 13021

History
Named for the Cayuga Indians, one of tribes in the Iroquois Confederation.

{{Wikipedia|Cayuga County, New York]
 * History of Cayuga County, New York.

Boundary Changes

 * 8 March 1799: Created from Onondaga County.
 * 29 March 1804: Seneca County set off.
 * 17 April 1817: Part along with a part taken from Seneca County to create Tompkins County.

Record Loss

 * 30 April 1922: Cayuga Courthouse caught fire on April 30, 1922. The records were saved.

Archives, Libraries, and Museums

 * Cayuga County Historian's Office. Includes Census, Land, Surrogate, Newspaper, Card File, Topical Files, Cemetery Records, Church Records, etc.

Family History Centers

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

Cemeteries
The Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project has the extensive collection of cemeteries online.

Census

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


 * 1840 Census of Pensioners Cayuga County, New York, June 1, 1840.

Directories

 * U. S. City Directories (Auburn).$
 * Cayuga County, New York Directory, 1867-1868. $
 * Auburn, New York Directoreis, 1889-1892. $
 * Auburn, New York 1897-1898 City Directory.
 * Auburn, New York 1906 City Directory.

History

 * A Selection of Local History Books at the Cayuga County Historian's Office. Old Historic Post Office Building, 157 Genesee Street. Auburn, New York, 13021.
 * Cayuga County, New York Time Line.

Land and Property

 * A Summary History of The Military Tract of Central NY for The Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project.

Maps

 * Cayuga County, New York Maps.
 * Cayuga County, NYGenWeb Project Maps Information.
 * 1895 U. S. Altas, Cayuga County, New York.

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


 * Lake Ontario
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail (west fork) about 1722
 * Great Genesee Road 1794
 * Erie Canal 1825


 * Uncovering The Freedom Train in Auburn and Cayuga County, New York. A Cultural Resources Suvery of Sites Relating to the Underground Railroad, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Auburn and Cayuga County, New York.

Military Records

 * A Summary History of The Military Tract of Central NY for The Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project.
 * Cayuga County New York Military Service &amp; Pensions Table of Contents. (World War II Enlistments).
 * New York 9th Heavy Artillery. Civil War.
 * Cayuga County, New York World War II Casualties Army and Air Force.


 * Civil War service men from Cayuga County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Montgomery County.


 * -116th Regiment, New York Infantry: Companies B, D and H. http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/116th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf Regiment Roster,] for listing of individuals, their company and their involvement.
 * -138th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * -160th Regiment, New York Infantry

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * SAMPUBCO Index of naturalization records.
 * Northen District Court of NY Naturalization Project.
 * Naturalizations: Declarations of Intent.

Newspapers

 * Local Newspaper Collection at The Cayuga County NY Historian's Office.
 * Newspaper Collections on Microfilm at The Cayuga County NY Historian's Office.

Wills
SAMPUBCO - Index of testators of wills.

Surrogate's Records
Probate files containing various types of records - wills (not every file has one), guardianships, settlements, receipts of payments, inventories, letters, etc.)

SAMPUBCO Browsable index of estates.

Guardianships
SAMPUBCO Index of guardianships (names of children).

Slavery and Bondage

 * Uncovering The Freedom Train in Auburn and Cayuga County, New York. A Cultural Resources Suvery of Sites Relating to the Underground Railroad, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Auburn and Cayuga County, New York.

Web Sites

 * The Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cayuga County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cayuga County. (Mirror site)