Chemung County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Chemung County

County Courthouse
210 Lake Street PO Box 588 Elmira, NY 14902-0588

Historical Facts
Its name is derived from the name of a Delaware Indian village (meaning "big horn").


 * Parent County

29 March 1836: Set off from Tioga County.


 * Boundary Changes

17 April 1854: Part taken to create Schuyler County.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Census

 * State Census Records

Military Records

 * Civil War

Civil War service men in Chemung County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. The following have many men from Chemung County:


 * - 103rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies G, H, I, and K
 * - 107th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, G, and H
 * - 137th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company L
 * - 141st Regiment, New York Infantry, Comapnies C, G, I and K
 * - 161st Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B and C

Family History Centers

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

Websites

 * The Chemung County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Chemung County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Chemung County. (Mirror site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Chemung County