Chemung County, New York Genealogy

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County Courthouse
210 Lake Street PO Box 588 Elmira, NY 14902-0588

History
Its name is derived from the name of a Delaware Indian village (meaning "big horn").

Parent County
29 March 1836: Set off from Tioga County.

Boundary Changes
17 April 1854: Part taken to create Schuyler County.

City

 * Elmira

Neighboring Counties

 * Schuyler
 * Steuben
 * Tioga
 * Tioga County, Pennsylvania
 * Tompkins

Web Sites

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