Putnam County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Putnam

Historical Facts


The county is named after Revolutionary War Major General Israel Putnam (1718-1790).

Parent County
12 June 1812: Set off from Dutchess County

Boundary Changes
No subsequent set offs or border changes since 12 June 1812.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

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

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


 * Albany Post Road (or Queen's Road, or King's Road) 1669

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

See: 135th Regiment, New York Infantry

Newspapers

 * Putnam Courier Newspaper 1849-1939 www.localarchives.org/mahopac/Courier_Years_1840s.aspx


 * A listing of Putnam County Newspapers with publication history www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/all/440.htm


 * A web with with hundreds of searchable digital images of newspapers. Enter the name of the newspaper you are searching as the first part of your search criteria. The site is www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton_New_form.html

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

Websites

 * The Putnam County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * catalog for Putnam County