Rockland County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Rockland County

Parent County

 * Created 23 February 1798 from Orange County.

Neighboring Counties
Orange· Putnam· Westchester· New Jersey Counties: Bergen· Passaic

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

Church Records

 * 1842-1938 - Christie, J. Elmer. Records of the Reformed Dutch Church, Nyack, New York. 1938. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Barber, Gertrude A. Reformed Dutch Church, Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York. New York, 1927. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Military
Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Clarkstown· Haverstraw· Ramapo· Stony Point.

Regiments. Service men in Rockland County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.


 * - 135th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 141st Regiment, New York Infantry

Probate Records

 * 1786-1845 - Cowen, Minnie. Abstracts of Wills of Rockland County, New York, 1786-1845. New York: unknown, 1937-1939. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1798-1901 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1845-1870 - Barber, Gertrude A. Abstracts of Wills of Rockland County, New York: Copied from the Original Records at the Surrogate's Office, New City, Rockland County, N.Y. unknown, 1950-1953. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Courthouses
The Rockland County Clerk's office has marriage, divorce, court and land records. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Rockland County are held, see the Rockland County Courthouses page.

Divorce
Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Rockland County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project