Essex County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Essex County

Historical Facts



 * Named for County of Essex in England
 * Fort Ticonderoga is known for nearby battles in French-Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.

Parent Counties

 * Created 1 March 1799 from Clinton and Franklin counties.

Cemeteries
Northern New York TombstoneTranscription Project - Essex county index

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

Military
Civil War service men in Essex 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

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Italian Genealogical Group Essex County 1836-1906

Newspapers

 * Northern New York Historical Newspapers Search historical newspapers for Essex Co., years ranging from 1844 - 2007.

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.

Fort Ticonderoga/Thompson-Pell Research Center Fort Road Ticonderoga, NY 12883 Phone: 518-585-2821 Collections are accessible by appointment only Has 18th century military war maps, photos, and manuscripts that focus on campaigns in Champlain Valley. Special emphasis on French and Indian Wars and the American Revolution.

Keene Valley Library Archives 1796 NYS Rt. 73 Keene Valley, NY 12943 Phone: 518-576-4335 Open Tuesday and Thursday, 9 to noon. Local genealogy and cemetery information.

Lake Placid Public Library 2471 Main Street Lake Placid, NY 12946 Phone: 518-523-3200 The Village of Lake Placid/Town of North Elba Historical Collection in the the Archival Room of the library.

Penfield Homestead Museum Historic Ironville Crown Point, NY 12928 Phone: 528-597-3804 Opne June thru Mid-October Thursday thru Sunday or by appointment. Genealogical and military records for Hammondville, Ironville, and Crown Point.

Sherman Free Libary 20 Church Street Port Henry, NY 12974 Phone: 518-546-7461 Offers workshops on genealogy, Reverand Woodbridge Scrapbooks from 1880s to 1895, maps,atlases, and local histories.

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

Family History Centers
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 Essex county is the Plattsburgh New York Family History Center. For additional Family History Centers, search this online FHC directory.

Societies
Wilmington Historical Society

The Adirondack Genealogical – Historical Society - they have an obituary database extracted from the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and will search for you by phone. They also have some church records, census records on Essex and surrounding counties, local directories, and cemetery information up to 2000.

Essex County Historical Society/Brewster Memorial Research Library Archives Adirondack History Center Museum 7590 Court St. P.O. Box 428 Elizabethtown NY, 12932 Phone: 518-873-6466

Call for hours. Holdings include vertical files (biography subject oriented), newspaper collections, photographs, manuscripts, maps, cemetery index, some census on microfilm only, special collection library, historical documents relating to the history of Essex County. There are no birth, death, or marriage certificates. Research room rules, access regulations and fees for use of library apply

Divorce
Additonal Resources

Websites

 * The Essex County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Essex County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Essex County. (Mirror site)
 * New York Heritage Digital Collection. Includes a digital copy of Willsborough Town Book.