Chenango County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Chenango County

Historical Facts



 * A Oneida Indian word, meaning large bull-thistle.

Neighboring Counties
Broome· Cortland· Delaware· Madison· Otsego

Boundary Changes

 * 15 March 1798: Created from Herkimer and Tioga counties.
 * 4 April 1804: 70 square miles taken to add to Oneida County.
 * 21 March 1806: part taken to create Madison County.

Cemeteries
Links to web sites with partial lists, maps and the interred of Chenango County, New York, USA cemeteries.


 * A list of Cemeteries in Chenango County, New York, USA hosted by Rootsweb, from Chenango County NY, GenWeb. Some maps and lists of the interred are available on this site.
 * Some specific cemeteries in Chenango County, New York, USA mentioned on Interment.net. Other New York Genealogical sites listed on this page.
 * Partial list of Chenango County Cemeteries with links to lists of the interred on New Horizons Genealogy, dedicated to New England and New York cemeteries pre-1940.
 * Partial list of Chenango County Cemeteries at the NY Hometown Locator, a gazetteer web site with maps. Additions are welcomed.
 * 231 cemeteries listed in Chenango County at Find-a-Grave.com.

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

Maps

 * Map of Chenango County Townships (from Chenango County Government Site)

Military

 * Civil War

Civil War service men in Chenango County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were formed in Broome County:


 * - 17th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 17th Veteran Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 19th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 26th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 76th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 89th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 90th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 114th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 157th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 161st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 168th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 176th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 193rd Regiment, New York Infantry

Naturalization and Citizenship
SAMPUBCO Index of naturalization records

Probate Records
SAMPUBCO - Index of testators of wills.

Courthouse
The Chenango County Clerk's office holds marriage, divorce, court and land records. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Chenango County are held, see the Chenango County Courthouse page.

Family History Centers
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist in the study of genealogy.

The closest FHC in Chenango County is the Norwich New York Family History Center. For additional Family History Centers, search this online FHC directory. See also Introduction to LDS Family History Centers.

Societies
Afton Historical Society 116 Main Street Afton, NY 13730 (607) 639-1110

Divorce
Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Chenango County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Chenango County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Chenango County. (Mirror site)