Allegany County, New York Genealogy

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History

 * The southern part of the county lies within the oil field where the petroleum was first discovered in the USA at Titusville, Pennsylvania. Names such as Wellsville, Petrolia and Olean were oil-based. Oil played out but the natural gas is still an important resource.

Parent County

 * in 1683, Allegany County was part of Albany County.
 * 7 March 1806, set off from Genesee County.

Boundary Changes

 * 1808, a portion transferred from Steuben County.
 * 1811, a portion transferred to Genesee County.
 * 1812-1816, Cattaraugus County was included in Allegany County. Some of records kept at Belmont.
 * 1822, a portion transferred to Tioga County.
 * 14 May 1841, a portion was set off to create Wyoming County.

Indian reservation

 * Oil Springs Reservation

Neighboring Counties
Cattaraugus | Livingston | Steuben | Wyoming | Pennsylvania counties: McKean | Potter

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records (in rural areas)


 * Vol. 1
 * page 41 - Kenyon Family Cemetery, near Nile
 * page 52 - Lattice Bridge Cemetery
 * page 65 - Norton Cemetery
 * page 79 - Swift Family Cemetery, near Cuba Lake
 * page 80 - Van Campen Creek Cemetery

Web Sites

 * FamilySearch.org catalog for Allegany County
 * The Allegany County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.