Herkimer County, New York Genealogy

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History



 * Named for Gen. Nicholas Herkimer, who was mortally wounded after Battle of Oriskany in the American Revolutionary War.

Parent County

 * Created 16 February 1791 from Montgomery County.

Boundary Changes

 * Series partitions over the years set off these counties:
 * 5 March 1794 Onondaga
 * 15 March 1798 Oneida
 * 15 March 1798 Chenango

City

 * Little Falls

Towns

 * Columbia
 * Danube
 * Fairfield
 * Frankfort
 * German Flatts
 * Herkimer
 * Litchfield
 * Little Falls
 * Manheim
 * Newport
 * Norway
 * Ohio
 * Russia
 * Salisbury
 * Schuyler
 * Stark
 * Warren
 * Webb
 * Winfield


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Villages

 * Cold Brook
 * Dolgeville
 * Frankfort
 * Herkimer
 * Ilion
 * Middleville
 * Mohawk
 * Newport
 * Poland
 * West Winfield


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Hamlets

 * Jordanville
 * Old Forge
 * Thendara


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Neighboring Counties
Fulton | Hamilton | Lewis | Montgomery | Oneida | Otsego | St. Lawrence

Web Sites

 * The Herkimer County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Herkimer County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Herkimer County. (Mirror site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Herkimer County