Oneida County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Oneida County

Historical Facts
Wikipedia has more about the subject of Oneida County, New York.

Parent County
15 March 1798: Created from Herkimer County.

Boundary Changes
Several divisions and a take away.


 * 1801: Part taken to add to Clinton County.
 * 1804: Part taken to add to Chenango County
 * 28 March 1805: Jefferson and Lewis counties set off.
 * 1 March 1816: Oswego County set off
 * 1836: A part taken from Madison County to add to the county.

Cities
Rome | Sherrill | Utica

Towns
Annsville | Augusta | Ava | Boonville | Bridgewater | Camden | Deerfield | Florence | Floyd | Forestport | Kirkland | Lee | Marcy | Marshall | New Hartford | Paris | Remsen | Sangerfield | Steuben | Trenton | Vernon | Verona | Vienna | Western | Westmoreland | Whitestown

Villages
Barneveld | Boonville | Bridgewater | Camden | Clayville | Clinton | Holland Patent | New Hartford | New York Mills | Oneida Castle | Oriskany | Oriskany Falls | Prospect | Remsen | Sylvan Beach | Vernon | Waterville | Whitesboro | Yorkville

Census Designation Places
Clark Mills

Other hamlets
Adrian | Cassville | Deansboro | Point Rock

Neighboring Counties
Herkimer | Madison | Onondaga | Oswego | Otsego

Cemeteries (Rural)
For cemeteries within or nearest to these populated places, please refer to them.

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

State Census Records

 * P-Index is only partial index

Deeds and Land Records
A large selection of both the index of deeds and the actual deeds from Oneida county is available through the LDS Family History Centers. On FamilySearch.org, search the library catalog for "Oneida" as the place and select the New York, Oneida location to view land records (as well as other records for this county).

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Oneida County for European settlers included:


 * Mohawk River pre-historic
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail about 1722
 * Great Genesee Road 1794
 * Erie Canal 1825

Military

 * Civil War

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

- 117th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 141st Regiment, New York Infantry

- 146th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 161st Regiment, New York Infantry

- 164th Regiment, New York Infantry

Newspapers
Grimes, Marilla R. Some Newspaper References to Irish Immigrants in Oneida Co. New York. Death notices of Irish Immigrants in various newspapers within Oneida Co. New York State. covering years 1825-1865 The Irish Ancestor, vol.VI. no.2. 1974, page97-98. Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i v5-6

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Utica New York Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The Oneida County NYGenWeb Project, a member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Oneida County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Oneida County. (Backup site)
 * Oneida County Genealogy - New York Genealogy