Columbia County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Columbia County



County Courthouse
http://www.columbiacountyny.com/index.html 401 State St. Hudson, NY 12534

Historical Facts



 * Named in feminine form for Christopher Columbus.

Boundary Changes

 * Created 4 April 1786 from Albany County.


 * No changes

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

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


 * Albany Post Road (or Queen's Road, or King's Road) 1669

Military
Civil War service men in Delaware County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.


 * -156th Regiment, New York Infantry

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Pittsfield, MA newspapers (1858-1977) and North Adams, MA newspapers (1895-1977) covering local news that included Columbia County residents.

Probate Records
SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.

Societies, Libraries and Museums
Historical Societies

Columbia County Historical Society - digital collections

Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The Columbia County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Columbia County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Columbia County. (Mirror site)