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Guide to Herkimer County, New York ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Nicholas Herkimer. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
109 Mary StreetSuite 1111Herkimer, NY 13350 Herkimer County Website The Herkimer County Clerk's office has marriage, divorce, court and land records. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Herkimer County are held, see the Herkimer page.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * 1581-1917 New York, Family Bible Records at Ancestry– ($); Index. Database is a collection of genealogically important records taken from the Bibles of colony and state residents. Reveals the Bible's original owner, brief record of descendants,and a particular event such as birth or marriage as recorded in Bible.

Cemeteries

 * Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
 * 1800-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

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

 Federal


 * The 1890 Census is lost. For a substitute, see Herkimer.

 State


 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records
Ann Mensch's Local Catholic Church and Family History &amp; Genealogical Research Guide is a free online resource that identifies the parishes of Herkimer County, years parishes were created, contact information, as well as links to online records and research tips. Herkimer County parishes fall under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Albany.  List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1781-1814 Marriage record of German Flats Reformed Church, 1781-1814; and Herkimer Reformed Church, 1801-1899,transcribed and indexed by Arthur C. M. Kelly. . Includes bride and groom index and parents/witnesses index.
 * 1801-1899 Baptism record of the Reformed Church, Herkimer, N.Y., 1801-1899, transcribed and indexed by Arthur C. M. Kelly  Includes index of parents and index of sponsors.
 * 1823-1878 Herkimer County, NY Marriages from Universalist Sources, courtesy: NYGenWeb - free.
 * 1823-1878 Herkimer County, NY Deaths from Universalist Sources, courtesy: NYGenWeb - free.
 * 1840-1855 Herkimer/Montgomery Marriages at Old Trinity Episcopal Church, Utica, NY at NYGenWeb - free.
 * 1854-1886 Marriages at the Old Corn Hill Methodist Church, Utica, N.Y., 1854-1886 at NYGenWeb - free.
 * 1888-1889 Marriages Performed by Rev. Samuel Call, 1888-1889 at NYGenWeb - free.
 * 1895 - New York Baptist Annual, 1895. 1895. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * 1917 Herkimer and Otsego Counties, New York Directories, 1917 at Ancestry, index ($)

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1906-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

 Online

 Microforms
 * 1804-1952 Deed Records 1804-1907 - Index included: 1804-1952
 * 1799-1864 Deed Records of Onida County (includes Herkimer) - Index included: 1791-1912
 * 1804-1855 Mortgage Records 1804-1851 - Index included: 1804 - 1855
 * 1864-1970 Lis Pendens 1864-1902 - Index included: 1864 - 1970

Local Histories

 * Herkimer County general history
 * History of Herkimer county, New York (1893)
 * NY GenWeb
 * History of Herkimer County, New York
 * New York Indexes (many counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.
 * A History of Herkimer County : including the Upper Mohawk Valley

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of New York (1683-1915)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Herkimer County for European settlers included:
 * Mohawk River pre-historic
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail 1722
 * Great Genesee Road 1794
 * Erie Canal 1825

Military Records
 Civil War Online Civil War Indexes and Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site

Available towns. Registers are available for: Columbia· Frankfort· German Flatts· Litchfield· Little Falls· Manheim· Norway· Ohio· Russia· Salisbury· Schuyler· Stark. Regiments. Service men from Herkimer 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 Herkimer County.
 * - 1st Battalion, New York Light Artillery, Battery A.
 * - 2nd Regiment, New York Mounted Rifles, Company M.
 * - 18th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies L and M.
 * - 20th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company M.
 * - 34th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B, C, F, G and K.
 * - 44th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 59th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company H
 * - 97th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies D, F, G and I.
 * - 115th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company A, D and K.
 * - 121st Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, G, H, I.
 * - 152nd Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, I and K.
 * - 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry: Company B.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Newspapers

 * Little Falls NY Evening Times 1886-1900
 * Little Falls NY Herkimer Country Journal 1853-1858
 * Little Falls NY Mohawk Courier 1836-1859
 * Little Falls NY Peoples Friend 1828-1832

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records The petitions for Herkimer County are also available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library and its centers:
 * 1792-1900 Listed as "Estate papers" Filed by Last letter of Surname. How to use FamilySearch Catalog
 * 1626-1836 Calendar of Wills On File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany, and of the Secretary of State, 1626-1836 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: Ancestry ($), American Ancestors ($)
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1659-1999 New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835 at American Ancestors ($)
 * 1792-1917 SAMPUBCO Free browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1792-1900 SAMPUBCO Free browsable index of Estate files (including minors' files) with image numbers.
 * 1866-1923 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only

 Probate Records on Microfilm
 * 1792-1970 Will Index
 * 1792-1917 Wills
 * 1792-1970 Letters of Administration Index
 * 1792-1902 Letters of Administration
 * 1792-1900 Estate Papers, Petitions
 * 1800-1920 Guardianship Records, Index 1800–1969
 * 1800-1938 Probate Records
 * 1861-1902 Letters Testamentary

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records

Birth

 * 1881-1942 New York, Birth Index, 1881-1942 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1881-1942 Reclaim the Records: New York State Birth Index at Archive.org - images of index

Birth Substitutes
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1808-1850 Fred Q.Bowman, 7000 Hudson-Mohawk Valley, (NY), Vital Records, 1808-1850 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1997). ; . Abstracts from newspapers filed at the New York State Library in Albany.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.
 * 1847-1848 Vital records These records are listed in individual towns in Herkimer County, and the towns are listed alphabetically. The births list name, parents name and date of birth.
 * 1864-5 1000 Vital Records from 1865 Herkimer Co., NY Census at NYGenWeb - free.
 * 1902-3 Birth &amp; Death Notices, 1902-1903 from the Herkimer Democrat Newspaper at NYGenWeb - free.

Marriage

 * 1639-1962 New York, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($) — index ($)
 * 1664-1784 New York. Secretary of State, Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued By the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784 (Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1860). At Cornell University digital library; Internet Archive; Ancestry edition($); ; . Marriage bonds issued in the State of New York prior to 1784, and the earliest record dating 1664.
 * 1847-1848 Vital records These records are listed in individual towns in Herkimer County, and the towns are listed alphabetically. The marriages are listed by Bride list or Groom list and have the day the marriage took place. No parents are listed.
 * 1847-1848;1908-1936 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1881-1964 Reclaim the Records: New York State Marriage Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1908-1927 Marriages records(to 1927), and Index (to 1935)
 * Herkimer County New York Marriage Record Vol. 1, pages 1-500 USGenWeb; includes abstracts.

Marriage Substitutes
 * 1686-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1800-1855 New York Marriage Notices at Ancestry– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state. Contains name of bride and groom, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and newspaper found in.
 * 1801-1880 Barber Collection- Newspaper Marriages at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1808-1850 Fred Q.Bowman, 7000 Hudson-Mohawk Valley, (NY), Vital Records, 1808-1850 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1997). ; . Abstracts from newspapers filed at the New York State Library in Albany.
 * 1818-1834 Marriages from the Cherry Valley Gazette 1818-1834 at NYGenWeb.
 * 1849-50 The 1850 US Mortality Schedule - Herkimer County, NY at NYGenWeb.
 * 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable.
 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.
 * 1864-5 1000 Vital Records from 1865 Herkimer Co., NY Census at NYGenWeb.

Death

 * 1847-1848 Vital records These records are listed in individual towns in Herkimer County, and the towns are listed alphabetically. The deaths list the name, age at death and date of death.

Death Indexes
 * 1824-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1880-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1880-1956 New York, Death Index, 1880-1956 at Ancestry — ($), index only
 * 1880-1956 Reclaim the Records: New York State Death Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1957-1963 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

Death Substitutes
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1801-1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1808-1850 Fred Q.Bowman, 7000 Hudson-Mohawk Valley, (NY), Vital Records, 1808-1850 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1997). ; . Abstracts from newspapers filed at the New York State Library in Albany.
 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.
 * 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Military for death information.
 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for death information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.
 * 1864-5 1000 Vital Records from 1865 Herkimer Co., NY Census at NYGenWeb.
 * 1902-3 Birth &amp; Death Notices, 1902-1903 from the Herkimer Democrat Newspaper at NYGenWeb.
 * 2000-present Obituaries -- J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home: Serving Otsego and Herkimer Counties Since 1912.

Archives
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Herkimer County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1984). ; . Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

 County Historian James M. Greiner, Historian 318 Margaret Street Herkimer, New York 13350 Phone: 315-866-1398 The County Historian may provide access to obituaries, vital records, church records, maps, and family files or journals. Some historians provide search services for their office records and others may refer you to local genealogists who research in the area.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Gloversville New York FamilySearch Center
 * Herkimer New York FamilySearch Center
 * Lowville New York FamilySearch Center
 * Potsdam New York FamilySearch Center
 * Pulaski New York FamilySearch Center
 * Utica New York FamilySearch Center
 * Watertown New York FamilySearch Center
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Guilderland Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Kawartha Lakes Public Library - Omemee Branch - an affiliate library

Libraries
 Libraries Frank J. Basloe Public Library 245 N. Main Street Herkimer, NY 13350 Phone: 315-866-1733 Email: [mailto:herkimer@midyork.org herkimer@midyork.org] Online obituary index. The Evelyn Dexter Arthur Collection is housed in the Basloe Genealogy Room. The collection includes local files, historical maps, city directories, and the Herkimer Evening Telegraph newspaper on microfilm 1945-present. Ancestry and HeritageQuest are available.Website Ilion Free Public Library 78 West Street Ilion, New York 13357 Phone: 315-894-5028 Local history room. Call ahead to confirm schedule.Website

Museums
Herkimer's Historic Four Corners 400 North Main Street Herkimer, New York 13350 Phone: 315-866-6413 E-mail: Herkimerhistory@yahoo.com Website
 * The Historic Four Corners is composed of the 1884 Herkimer County Historical Society Suiter Building Museum, the 1834 Herkimer County Jail, the 1873 Herkimer County Courthouse and the 1834 Herkimer Reformed Church.

Societies

 * Herkimer County Historical Society 400 North Main Street Herkimer, New York 13350 Phone: 315-866-6413 E-mail: Herkimerhistory@yahoo.com
 * The society houses a genealogy collection including directories, biographies, cemetery files, local newspapers, family genealogies,and a will index. The society has a research fee policy listed on their website.


 * Little Falls Historical Society 319 South Ann Street Little Falls, NY 13365 Phone: 315-823-0643 E-mail: lfhistor@ntcnet.com


 * Central New York Genealogical Society Box 104, Calvin Station Syracuse, New York 13205 E-mail: [mailto:CNYGS@yahoo.com CNYSG@yahoo.com]


 * Member queries; surname research list; online resources; six meetings/year; publication: Tree Talks  quarterly with annual index.


 * Counties served: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Oreleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Washington, Wayne, Warren, Wyoming, and Yates.

Websites

 * The Herkimer County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Herkimer County.
 * Herkimer County Genealogy
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.