Niagara County, New York Genealogy

United States &gt; New York &gt; Niagara County

County Courthouse
Courthouse P.O. Box 461 Lockport 14095-0461 Telephone: (716) 439-7025

Quick History
Wikipedia

Parent County
11 March 1818: Created from Genesee County.

Boundary Changes
2 April 1821: Erie County was created from southern part.

Neighboring Counties
Erie | Genesee | Orleans | Ontario counties: Grenville | Leeds | Lincoln | Welland

Cities
Lockport | Niagara Falls | North Tonawanda

Towns
Cambria | Hartland | Lewiston | Lockport | Newfane | Niagara | Pendleton | Porter | Royalton | Somerset | Wilson | Wheatfield

Villages
Barker | Lewiston | Middleport | Wilson | Youngstown

Census Designation Places
Gasport | Newfane | Olcott | Ransomville | Rapids | South Lockport

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


 * See: 105th Regiment, New York Infantry ,129th Regiment, New York Infantry, 132nd Regiment, New York Infantry, 151st Regiment, New York Infantry ,153rd Regiment, New York Infantry

Web Sites

 * The Niagara County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Niagara County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Niagara County. (Backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org catalog for Niagara County