Seneca County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Seneca

Parent County
Created 24 March 1804 from part of Cayuga County.

Neighboring Counties
Cayuga| Ontario| Schuyler| Tompkins|Wayne|Yates

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries in Seneca County -  Seneca County NY Gen Web Project
 * Find a grave - Map of Cemeteries in Seneca County
 * Find a grave - List of Cemeteries in Seneca County

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

Gazetteers

 * Seneca County Gazatteer - NY Home Town Locator

Maps

 * 1850 Gibson Map of Seneca County -  Shows Towns  -  May need highspeed internet connection  -  You must zoom into the image with your browser.  -  From Cayuga County NY Gen Web
 * Outline of Seneca County over Google Map -  NY Home Town Locator
 * Seneca County Towns 1847 -  Geography of the state of New York, 1847 Seneca County (Source: Google Books)  -  Nice map of towns of Seneca County in 1847.
 * Seneca County Map Links -  Linkpendium

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


 * Great Genesee Road 1794
 * Erie Canal 1825

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

See:

126th_Regiment,_New_York_Infantry

148th_Regiment,_New_York_Infantry

160th_Regiment,_New_York_Infantry

175th Regiment, New York Infantry

Newspapers

 * Old Fulton Postcards -  Free search-able web site which holds newspapers from upstate New York.

Courthouse
The Seneca County Clerk's office has divorce, court, and land records. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Seneca County are held, see the Seneca County Courthouse page.

Family History Centers

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

Websites

 * The Seneca County NY Gen Web Project
 * The Seneca County NY Gen Web Archives Project
 * ancestry.com Seneca County Search  -  $  requires ancestry.com subscription
 * Seneca County NY Gen Net, American Local History Network
 * Seneca County Links - Linkpendium
 * Seneca County Links -  Rootsweb
 * Seneca County Links -  Cyndi's List  -  Scroll or search down to "Seneca" for Seneca County Links
 * Seneca County Links -  GenealogyLinks.net
 * Seneca County Links -  My New York Genealogy
 * Seneca County Links -  Kindred Trails
 * Seneca County Links -  D'ADDEZIO.com
 * Seneca County Links -  D'ADDEZIO.com