Chautauqua County, New York Genealogy

United States   New York   Chautauqua County

County Courthouse
Chautauqua County Government Offices 3 North Erie St Mayville, NY 14757-1007

Parent County
11 March 1808: Created from Genesee County.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Cemeteries

 * US Gen Web Cemetery List  Several cemetery listings.
 * Find a grave Chautauqua County Cemetery Map
 * Find a grave Chautauqua County Cemetery List

Directories
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness has located a volunteer willing to do lookups in the 1892-1893 Jamestown Directory.

Maps

 * Map of Chautauqua County Towns -  Regional Knowledge Network
 * Chautauqua County Outline Overlays Google Map via NY Home Town Locator
 * NY Home Town Locator Chautauqua County Gazatteer By Name of Cities, Towns, Census Designated Places, Neighborhoods, Subdivisions &amp; Settlements

Societies, Libraries and Museums

 * Fenton History Center. Jamestown, New York

Family History Centers
Fredonia New York 1718 Chestnut Rd Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York, United States Phone: 716-673-1718 Hours: W 6:30-8:00 pm

Jamestown New York  851 Forest Ave Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States Phone: 716-720-5662 Hours: T- W 7pm-9pm

Note: These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.

Web Sites

 * The Chautauqua County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Chautauqua County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Chautauqua County. (Mirror site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Chautauqua County
 * Roots Web Chautauqua County Links
 * My New York Genealogy Chautauqua County Site
 * Cyndi's List New York (Scroll down to Chautauqua County or word search for "Chautauqua" )
 * ancestry.com Chautauqua County Search  ( $ need ancestry.com subscription)