Greene County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Greene County

Historical Facts

 * Named for General Nathanael Greene, major general in the American Revolutionary War.

HISTORIANS Raymond Beecher 138 Beecher Road Coxsackie, NY 12051 Telephone: (518) 731-6822 or 731-1033

Charles B. Swain - Minorities Historian 8608 US Rt 9W Athens, NY 12015 Telephone: (518)943-5241 Fax: (518)943-7447

Parent County

 * Created 30 March 1802 from Ontario County.

Boundary Changes

 * 1801, 90 square miles (Prattsville, Vly Mountain, Halcott Center, Bushneville, Highmount, Shandaken, Lanesville and Pine Hill) transferred from Delaware and Ulster counties.
 * 26 May 1812, a portion (Pine Hill, Highmount and Shandaken) was transferred back to Ulster County.
 * 15 April 1814, the county borders were re-surveyed with no change in area but Prattsville was found to be inside Greene County.
 * 23 April 1822, the border was again re-surveyed, and the Hudson River border with Columbia County realigned.
 * 3 March 1836, 30 square miles (Manorkill) lost to Schoharie County.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Military

 * Civil War

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


 * - 120th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies D, F, and K
 * - 156th Regiment, New York Infantry

Websites

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