Tioga County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Tioga

Parent County
Created 16 February 1791 from part of Montgomery County.

Neighboring Counties
Broome| Chemung| Cortland| Tompkins| Pennsylvania Counties: Bedford| Susquehanna

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

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

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

See: 109th Regiment, New York Infantry, 137th Regiment, New York Infantry

Courthouse
The Tioga County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and land records. The Surrogate court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Tioga County are held, see the Tioga County Courthouse page.

Family History Centers

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

Societies
A volunteer through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness is available to do lookups in family files at the historical society.