Oneida County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Oneida County

Parent County
15 March 1798: Created from Herkimer County.

Neighboring Counties
Herkimer | Lewis | Madison | Onondaga | Oswego | Otsego

Boundary Changes

 * 1801: Part taken to add to Clinton County.
 * 1804: Part taken to add to Chenango County
 * 28 March 1805: Jefferson and Lewis counties set off.
 * 1 March 1816: Oswego County set off
 * 1836: A part taken from Madison County to add to the county.

Cemeteries (Rural)
For cemeteries within or nearest to these populated places, please refer to them.

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

State

 * P-Index is only partial index

Land and Property
Original deeds in county began in [dates]. These records are housed at [place].


 * George Washington: His Land Purchases Made the Empire State. Utica, N.Y.: n.p., 1931?. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Oneida County for European settlers included:


 * pre-historic
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail about 1722
 * Great Genesee Road 1794
 * Erie Canal 1825

Military
Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Annsville· Augusta· Bridgewater· Florence· Floyd· Marcy· Marshall· Remsen· Rome· Sangerfield· Steuben· Trenton· Vernon· Verona· Vienna· Westmoreland· Whitestown.

Regiments Service men in Oneida County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Oneida County:


 * - 117th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 141st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 146th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 161st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 164th Regiment, New York Infantry


 * -Oneida Independent Company, New York Cavalry

Newspapers
Grimes, Marilla R. Some Newspaper References to Irish Immigrants in Oneida Co. New York. Death notices of Irish Immigrants in various newspapers within Oneida Co. New York State. covering years 1825-1865 The Irish Ancestor, vol.VI. no.2. 1974, page97-98. Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i v5-6

Probate Records
Abstracts


 * 1798-1848 - Barber, Gertrude A. Abstracts of Wills of Oneida County, N.Y.: Copied from the Original Records at the Surrogate's Office, Utica, N.Y. 6 vols. 1939. Digital version at Ancestry ($); NYGenWeb (free).

Indexes


 * 1798-1900 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.

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

Societies
Central New York Genealogical Society Box 104, Calvin Station Syracuse, New York 13205 E-mail: [mailto:CNYGS@yahoo.com CNYSG@yahoo.com]


 * Member queries; surname research list; online resources; six meetings/year; publishes Tree Talks  quarterly with annual index.


 * Counties served: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara,Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Oreleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Washington, Wayne, Warren, Wyoming, and Yates.

Oneida County Historical Society 1608 Genesee Street Utica, NY 13502 Phone: 315-735-3642 Summer Hours of Operation: Monday - 1pm - 8pm, and Tuesday –Friday 10am – 4pm. Closed Saturday and Sunday

Rome Historical Society 200 Church St Rome, NY 13440 Phone: 315-336-5870 Hours: Tuesday–Thursday 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Firday 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Closed Saturday–Monday.


 * William E. Scripture Memorial Library of the Rome Historical Society


 * The library offers a wealth of historical and genealogical information with extensive information about local people and businesses. Hard-to-find and out-of-print books line the shelves and focus on the early history of the region as well as more recent accounts of life in and around Rome.

Divorce
Additional Resources

Web Sites

 * The Oneida County NYGenWeb Project, a member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Oneida County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Oneida County. (Backup site)
 * Oneida County Genealogy - New York Genealogy