Allegany County, New York Genealogy

''This article is about a southwestern New York county. For other uses, see Allegany''.

United States New York  Allegany County

Historical Facts



 * Named for the Allegany/Allegheny River passing through the county.
 * The southern part of the county lies within the oil field where the petroleum was first discovered in the USA at Titusville, Pennsylvania. Names such as Wellsville, Petrolia and Olean were oil-based. Oil played out but the natural gas is still an important resource.

Neighboring Counties
Cattaraugus· Livingston· Steuben· Wyoming· Pennsylvania counties: McKean· Potter

Boundary Changes
1683: Allegany County was part of Albany County.


 * 7 March 1806: Set off from Genesee County.
 * 1808: a portion transferred from Steuben County.
 * 1811: a portion transferred to Genesee County.
 * 1812-1816: Cattaraugus County was included in Allegany County. Some of records kept at Belmont.
 * 1822: a portion transferred to Tioga County.
 * 14 May 1841 a portion was set off to create Wyoming County.

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries in Allegany County - Allegany County NY Gen Web Project
 * Cemeteries in Allegany County - Allegany County Historical Society
 * Cemeteries in Allegany County - Painted Hills Genealogy Society
 * Cemeteries in Allegany County - The Tombstone Transcription Project
 * Map of Cemeteries in Allegany County - Find a grave
 * List of Cemeteries in Allegany County - Find a grave
 * Portageville Cemetery Transcription and Other Cemetery Links - Linkpendium

LDS Cemetery Records (in rural areas)


 * Vol. 1
 * page 41 - Kenyon Family Cemetery, near Nile
 * page 52 - Lattice Bridge Cemetery
 * page 65 - Norton Cemetery
 * page 79 - Swift Family Cemetery, near Cuba Lake
 * page 80 - Van Campen Creek Cemetery

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

1890
Loss of 1890 Census records

Maps

 * Map of Allegany County Towns - Regional Knowledge Network
 * Map of Allegany County Towns - Painted Hills Genealogy Society
 * Outline of Allegany County Over Google Map - NY Home Town Locator
 * Allegany County Map Links - Linkpendium (84 maps)

Military
Civil War Service men in Allegany County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were formed in Allegany County.


 * -104th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * -130th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * -136th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * -160th Regiment, New York Infantry

Naturalization and Citizenship
SAMPUBCO Browsable index of applicants.

Newspapers

 * Andover Free Library Newspaper Archive - a few newspapers online from Allegany County 1860-1980
 * Old Fulton Postcards - Free search-able web site which holds newspapers from upstate New York.

Probate Records
Copies of Original Records

Abstracts

Indexes

SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.

Guardianships

SAMPUBCO Browsable index of guardianships (names of children).

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Libraries

Belfast Public Library P.O. Box 455 75 South Main Street Belfast, NY 14711 Phone 1-585-365-2072 Website: http://WWW.STLS.ORG/BELFAST

Dansville Public Library 200 Main Street Dansville, NY 14437 Phone: 1-585-335-6720 Website: http://WWW.DANSVILLE.LIB.NY.US

Hornell Public Library 64 Genesee St Hornell, NY 14843 Phone: 1-607-324-1210 Website: http://WWW.STLS.ORG/HORNELL

David A. Howe Public Library 155 North Main Street Wellsville, NY 14895 Phone: 1-585-593-3410 Website: http://WWW.DAVIDAHOWELIBRARY.ORG

Howard Public Library 3607 County Route 70A Hornell, NY 14843 Phone: 1- 607-566-2412

Whitesville Public Library 500 Main Street Witesville, NY 14897 Phone: 1-607-356-3645 Website: http://WWW.STLS.ORG/WHITESVILLE

Courthouses
The County Clerk's office has marriage records from 1908- 1935, land records from 1807, divorce and court records. The Surrogate's court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Allegany County are held, see the Allegany County Courthouse page.

Death

 * Social Security Death Index, begins about 1962 to at least 2 months ago.

Divorce
Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Allegany County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Allegany County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Allegany County. (backup site)
 * Webtree.com, listing individuals who born or died in Allegany County, New York. Submitters of gedcoms may add, update or remove contents.
 * catalog for Allegany County
 * Allegany County Historical Society - a member of ALHN/AGHP, listing biographies, funeral home records, cemeteries, histories, maps
 * Painted Hills Genealogy Society - records for Allegany County and three surrounding counties
 * ancestry.com Allegany County Search - ($)
 * Allegany County Links - Linkpendium
 * Allegany County Links - Cyndi's List - Scroll or search down to "Allegany" for Allegany County Links
 * Allegany County Links - Genealogylinks.net
 * Allegany County Links - My New York Genealogy
 * Allegany County Links - Kindred Trails
 * Allegany County Links - D'ADDEZIO.com (Italian Emphasis)
 * Allegany County Links - The Record Project (Vital Record Emphasis)