Nassau County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Nassau

Parent County
1899: Created from eastern 70 percent of Queens County.

Neighboring Counties
Bronx | Queens | Suffolk | Westchester | Fairfield County, Connecticut

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

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

See:


 * - 119th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 139th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 142nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 155th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 176th Regiment, New York Infantry

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Inwood New York Family History Center
 * Lynbrook New York Family History Center
 * Plainview New York Family History Center

Divorce
Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Nassau County NYGenWeb Project, a member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Nassau County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Nassau County. (Backup site)
 * Long Island Genealogy