Clinton County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Clinton County

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

Historical Facts


Named for, 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.

Cemeteries
Clinton County Tombstone Transcription Project

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

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


 * Hudson River pre-historic
 * Lake Champlain pre-historic
 * Lake Champlain Trail pre-historic
 * Champlain Canal 1823
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Chambly Canal and the Richelieu River 1843

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


 * - 118th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry

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

Probate Records
SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Clinton Essex Franklin Library Systemconsists of 34 public libraries in the counties of Clinton, Essex, and Franklin. Each library has access to genealogical databases - especially newspaper sites. Many are accessible with your library card from home. A list of the libraries in this system and their website and contact information is found here.

Essex County Historical Society Brewster Memorial Research Library and Archives Adirondack History Center Museum 7590 Court Street P.O. Box 428 Elizabethtown, NY 12932 Phone: 518-873-6466 Open by appointment only Cemetery index, special collection library, some census on microfilm, maps, photographs, newspaper collection, and biographies.

Feinberg Library SUNY Plattsburgh 101 Broad St. Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Phone: 518-564-2000 The Special Collections room in the Feinberg library contains many letters, papers, and photographs for several families and businesses. It also includes school records and Civil War letters. Includes manuscript guides for the collections.

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

Family History Libraries
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist in the study of genealogy.

The closest FHC in Clinton county is the Plattsburgh New York Family History Center. For additional Family History Centers, search this online FHC directory.

Societies
Northern New York American Canadian Genealogical Society 15 Vine Street P.O. Box 1256 Keeseville, NY 12944 Phone: 518-834-5401 Primarily French Canadian collection. Church records, censuses, allied Genealogical Societies publications, genealogies, histories, cemetery records, and parish marriages in Quebec.

Websites

 * 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)