Seneca County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Seneca

Parent County
Created 24 March 1804 from part of Cayuga County.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Neighboring Counties
Cayuga| Ontario| Schuyler| Tompkins|Wayne|Yates

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries in Seneca County -  Seneca County NY Gen Web Project
 * Find a grave - Map of Cemeteries in Seneca County
 * Find a grave - List of Cemeteries in Seneca County

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

Gazatteers

 * Seneca County Gazatteer - NY Home Town Locator

Maps

 * 1850 Gibson Map of Seneca County -  Shows Towns  -  May need highspeed internet connection  -  You must zoom into the image with your browser.  -  From Cayuga County NY Gen Web
 * Outline of Seneca County over Google Map -  NY Home Town Locator
 * Seneca County Towns 1847 -  Geography of the state of New York, 1847 Seneca County (Source: Google Books)  -  Nice map of towns of Seneca County in 1847.
 * Seneca County Map Links -  Linkpendium

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


 * Great Genesee Road 1794
 * Erie Canal 1825

Military
Civil War service men in Seneca County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.

See: 126th Regiment, New York Infantry ;148th Regiment, New York Infantry; 160th Regiment, New York Infantry

Newspapers

 * Old Fulton Postcards -  Free search-able web site which holds newspapers from upstate New York.

Family History Centers

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

Websites

 * The Seneca County NY Gen Web Project
 * The Seneca County NY Gen Web Archives Project
 * ancestry.com Seneca County Search  -  $  requires ancestry.com subscription
 * Seneca County NY Gen Net, American Local History Network
 * Seneca County Links - Linkpendium
 * Seneca County Links -  Rootsweb
 * Seneca County Links -  Cyndi's List  -  Scroll or search down to "Seneca" for Seneca County Links
 * Seneca County Links -  GenealogyLinks.net
 * Seneca County Links -  My New York Genealogy
 * Seneca County Links -  Kindred Trails
 * Seneca County Links -  D'ADDEZIO.com
 * Seneca County Links -  D'ADDEZIO.com