Niagara County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Niagara County

Parent County
11 March 1808: Created from Genesee County.

Neighboring Counties
Erie | Genesee | Lake Ontario | Orleans | Ontario counties: Lincoln | Welland

Boundary Changes
2 April 1821: Erie County was created from southern part.

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

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


 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail (west fork) about 1722
 * Great Genesee Road 1794
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Erie Canal 1825

Military

 * Civil War

Civil War service men in Niagara 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 Niagara County:


 * - 105th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 129th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 132nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 151st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 164th Regiment, New York Infantry

Probate Records

 * SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.

Courthouses
The Niagara 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 Niagara County are held, see the Niagara County Courthouse page.

Family History Centers
Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Societies
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; publishes 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 Niagara County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Niagara County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Niagara County. (Backup site)