Cayuga County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Cayuga County

County Courthouse
Courthouse

160 Genesee St. Auburn, NY 13021

County Historian Historic Post Office 157 Genesee St. Auburn, NY 13021

History
Named for the Cayuga Indians, one of tribes in the Iroquois Confederation.


 * Cayuga County, New York. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
 * History of Cayuga County, New York.

Parent County
8 March 1799: Created from Onondaga County.

Boundary Changes
29 March 1804: Seneca County created.

17 April 1817: Part along with a part taken from Seneca County to create Tompkins County.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890
 * 1922--Cayuga Courthouse caught fire on April 30, 1922. The records were saved.

Archives, Libraries, and Museums

 * Cayuga County Historian's Office. Includes Census, Land, Surrogate, Newspaper, Card File, Topical Files, Cemetery Records, Church Records, etc.

Family History Center
Auburn New York 63 Kearney Ave Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States Phone: 315-253-0670 Hours: By appointment only Closed: Closed holidays and bad weather

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

Cemeteries
The Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project has the extensive collection of cemeteries online.

Census

 * 1840 Census of Pensioners Cayuga County, New York, June 1, 1840.

Directories

 * U. S. City Directories (Auburn).$
 * Cayuga County, New York Directory, 1867-1868. $
 * Auburn, New York Directoreis, 1889-1892. $
 * Auburn, New York 1897-1898 City Directory.
 * Auburn, New York 1906 City Directory.

History

 * A Selection of Local History Books at the Cayuga County Historian's Office. Old Historic Post Office Building, 157 Genesee Street. Auburn, New York, 13021.
 * Cayuga County, New York Time Line.

Land and Property

 * A Summary History of The Military Tract of Central NY for The Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project.

Maps

 * Cayuga County, New York Maps.
 * Cayuga County, NYGenWeb Project Maps Information.
 * 1895 U. S. Altas, Cayuga County, New York.

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


 * Lake Ontario
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail (west fork) about 1722
 * Great Genesee Road 1794
 * Erie Canal 1825


 * Uncovering The Freedom Train in Auburn and Cayuga County, New York. A Cultural Resources Suvery of Sites Relating to the Underground Railroad, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Auburn and Cayuga County, New York.

Military Records

 * A Summary History of The Military Tract of Central NY for The Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project.
 * Cayuga County New York Military Service &amp; Pensions Table of Contents. (World War II Enlistments).
 * New York 9th Heavy Artillery. Civil War.
 * Cayuga County, New York World War II Casualties Army and Air Force.
 * Civil War service men from Cayuga County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Montgomery County.
 * 116th Regiment, New York Infantry: Companies B, D and H. See the regiment page for details. You can also see the Regiment Roster, for listing of individuals, their company and their involvement.
 * 138th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * 160th Regiment, New York Infantry

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Cayuga County, New York Petitions for Naturalizations Index, 1906-1972.
 * Northen District Court of NY Naturalization Project.
 * Naturalizations: Declarations of Intent.

Newspapers

 * Local Newspaper Collection at The Cayuga County NY Historian's Office.
 * Newspaper Collections on Microfilm at The Cayuga County NY Historian's Office.

Slavery and Bondage

 * Uncovering The Freedom Train in Auburn and Cayuga County, New York. A Cultural Resources Suvery of Sites Relating to the Underground Railroad, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Auburn and Cayuga County, New York.

Web Sites

 * The Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cayuga County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cayuga County. (Mirror site)
 * Family History Library Catalog for Cayuga County