Herkimer County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Herkimer County

Parent County

 * Created 16 February 1791 from Montgomery County.

Neighboring Counties
Fulton· Hamilton· Lewis· Madison· Montgomery· Oneida· Otsego· St. Lawrence

Boundary Changes
Three partitions over the years set off these counties:


 * 5 March 1794: Onondaga
 * 15 March 1798: Oneida
 * 15 March 1798: Chenango

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

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
Civil War

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.


 * - 115th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company A 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

Probate Records
SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills (1792-1917).

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Libraries


 * Frank J. Basloe Public Library 245 N. Main Street Herkimer, NY 13350 Phone: 315-866-1733 Email: LPaul@midyork.org Online obituary index. The Evelyn Dexter Arthur Collection is housed in th 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.


 * Ilion Free Public Library 78 West Street Ilion, New York 13357 Phone: 315-894-5028 Local history room. Call ahead to confirm schedule.

Museums

Herkimer's Historic Four Corners 400 North Main Street Herkimer, New York 13350 Phone: 315-866-6413 E-mail: Herkimerhistory@yahoo.com Hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm July and August also on Saturdays from 10 am - 3 pm

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.

Courthouses
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 County Courthouse page.

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.

Divorce
Additional Resources

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.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Herkimer County. (Back up site)