Washington County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Washington

Parent County
Warren County was created 12 March 1772 from part of Albany County.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Towns
Dresden

Easton

Hampton

Hartford

Hebron

Jackson

Kingsbury

Putnam

Whitecreek

Villages
Argyle

Cambridge

Fort Ann

Fort Edward

Granville

Greenwich

Hudson Falls

Salem

Whitehall

Neighboring Counties
Essex| Rensselaer| Saratoga| Warren| Vermont Counties: Addison| Bennington| Rutland

Information sources
Washington County Archives

Address: Washington County Municipal center building A

383 Broadway Fort Edward, New York 12828

Telephone: (518) 746-2136

Washington county Historian

Address: Washington County Municipal center building A

383 Broadway Fort Edward, New York 12828

Telephone: (518) 746-2178 Tues. &amp; Wed.

Washington County Historical society Wing-Northup House

Address: 167 Broadway Fort Edward New York 12828-1709

Telephone: (518) 747-9108

FAX: 747-1665

New York State Archives Reference Services

Telephone (518) 474-8955

Email: Archref@mail.nysed.gov

Town and Village of Argyle
Gianna L. Cross Argyle town clerk and registrar of vital statistics

Municipal Building Main Street Argyle, New York 12809

Telephone: (518) 638-8681

Argyle Town Historian

Susan Brennan

Municipal Building Main street

Argyle New York 12809

Telephone: (518) 638-8681

Argyle Free Library

Argyle New York 12809

Telephone: (518) 638-8911

Town and Village of Cambridge
Heather Greenawalt Cambridge town clerk

Address: 846 County Route 59

Cambridge New York 12816

Telephone: (518) 677-5532

Cambridge town historian

Sandra Davis

949 Turnpike Road

Cambridge New York 12816

Cambridge library

Main Street Cambridge New York 12816

Telephone: (518) 677-2443

Town of Dresden
Marcinda L. Wilbur Dresden town clek

Address: Box 1692 Whitehall New York 12887

Telephone: (518) 499-1237

Dresden town Historian

Agnes Peterson

14057 State Route 22

Clemons New York 12819

Telephone: (518) 499-0167

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


 * Hudson River pre-historic
 * Lake Champlain pre-historic
 * Champlain Canal 1823
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Chambly Canal 1843
 * Richelieu River pre-historic
 * Saint Lawrence River prehistoric
 * Lake Champlain Trail pre-historic
 * Hudson River Path
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail
 * Forbidden Path or Catskill Turnpike
 * Greenwood Road
 * Old Connecticut Path

Military

 * Civil War

Civil War service men in Washington 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 Washington County:

- 2nd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 3rd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 22nd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 43rd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 53rd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 87th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 93rd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 96th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 123rd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 161st Regiment, New York Infantry

- 169th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 176th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 177th Regiment, New York Infantry