Clinton County, New York Genealogy

''This article is about an upstate New Yor county. For other uses, see Clinton''.

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Quick Facts
Named for George Clinton, first Governor of State of New York.

Parent County
7 March 1788: Set off from Washington County.

Boundary Changes
1 March 1799: Essex County set off

3 March 1805: part taken to form Saint Lawrence County.

1801: a part transferred to Oneida County.

11 March 1808: west part of the county set off to form Franklin County.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Cemeteries
Clinton County Tombstone Transcription Project

Naturalizations and Citizenship

 * The Italian Genealogical Group Clinton County 1865-1906

Newspapers

 * Northern New York Historical Newspapers

Search historic Clinton Co. newspapers ranging from years 1811 - 2006.


 * The Press Republican - from 2007 to the present

Historical Societies

 * Clinton County Historical Association

Genealogical Societies

 * Northern New York American Canadian Genealogical Society

Libraries

 * Feinberg Library

Family History Center
Plattsburg New York  22 Dennis Ave Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States Phone: 518-561-1092 Hours: T 6:30pm-8:30pm; Th 11am-1pm; Sat 10am-12:00 noon

Note: These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.

Web Sites

 * The Clinton County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Clinton County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Clinton County. (Mirror site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Clinton County