Schuyler County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Schuyler County

Parent Counties
Schuyler County was created 17 April 1854 from parts of Tompkins, Steuben, and Chemung counties.

Neighboring Counties
Chemung· Seneca· Steuben· Tompkins· Yates

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

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


 * - 141st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 161st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 175th Regiment, New York Infantry

Probate Records
SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Libraries

Watkins Glen Public Library 610 S. Decatur Street Watkins Glen, New York 14891 Phone: 607-535-2346 Email: watkins@stls.org Hours: 11 am - 5 pm and 7 - 9 pm Monday - Friday Saturday 10 am - 2 pm Sunday 2 - 4 pm

Courthouses
The Schuyler County Clerk's office has divorce, court and land record as well as the state census. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Schuyler County are held, see the Schuyler County Courthouses page.

Family History Centers
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist in the study of genealogy. The closest Family History Centers for Schuyler County are Elmira New York Family History Center and Ithaca New York Family History Center. For additional Family History Centers, search this online FHC directory.

Divorce
Additional Resources