Steuben County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Steuben County

Parent County
Steuben County was created in 1796 from Ontario County.

Neighboring Counties
Allegany· Chemung· Livingston· Ontario· Schuyler· Yates· Pennsylvania counties: Bradford· Potter· Tioga

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

Church
Early Members of the Congregational Church Pratsburgh 1804-1849 (Genealogy Buff)

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


 * - 102nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 104th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 107th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 141st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 161st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 175th Regiment, New York Infantry

Probate Records
SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Libraries

Southeast Stebuen County Library

Avoca Free Library P O Box S 5 Griswold Street Avoca, NY 14809 Phone: 1-607-566-9279

Dormann Library 101 West Morris Street Bath, NY 14810 Phone: 1-607-776-4613 Website: WWW.STLS.ORG/BATH

Prattsburgh Free Library P O Box 426 26 Main Street Prattsburgh, NY 14873 Phone: 1-607-522-3490 Website: WWW.STLS.ORG/PRATTSBURGH

Courthouses
The Steuben County Clerk's office has marriage, divorce, court and land records as well as the state census. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Steuben County are held, see the Steuben County Courthouses page.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Hornell New York Family History Center

Divorces
Additional Resources

Websites

 * Steuben County NYGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives