Otsego County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Otsego County

Parent County
16 February 1791: Set off from Montgomery County

Neighboring Counties
Chenango· Delaware· Herkimer· Madison· Montgomery· Oneida· Schoharie

Boundary Changes
6 April 1795: A piece of Otsego County taken with a portion taken from Albany County to create Schoharie County. 10 March 1797: A piece of Otsego County taken with a portion taken from Ulster County to create Delaware County.

Biography
Biographical review of Otsego County, New York, 1893 (Boston, Massachusetts, 1893), Family History Archives; index

Cemeteries

 * List of Otsego Cemeteries Otsego County NYGenWeb
 * Find a grave - Map of Cemeteries in Otsego County
 * Find a grave - List of Cemeteries in Otsego County
 * Middlefield Baptist Cemetery, Middlefield. There is inventory with genealogical information written by Dominick J. Reisen, "Inscriptions from the Middlefield Baptist Cemetery", 2002, available at nominal cost from Dominick J. Reisen. This book also has a plot map. More information.

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

Federal
1800


 * Bits and pieces: census extractions with focus on the Ingalls family BYU Family History Archives
 * Otsego County, New York State, 1800 federal population census schedule: transcript and index
 * Otsego County, New York State, 1800 federal population census schedule: transcript and index (No circulation to Family History Centers.)

Land and Property
The county clerk maintains land and property records that include: deeds, mortages, leases and easements. There is an online index that users are required to sign up for an ID and password to view the indexes. There is no cost to sign up. To view the actual record an individual needs to visit the office or request a copy to be mailed or faxed.

Office of the County Clerk P.O. Box 710 197 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-4276 Fax: (607) 547-7544

Maps

 * Map of Townships in Central New York Cortland County NYGenWeb, encompassing neighboring counties.
 * Map of Townships in Otsego County 1902. Map from Bacon's History of Otsego County. Otsego County NYGenWeb.
 * Maps from Otsego County NYGenWeb Map from Bacon's History of Otsego County 1902; Patent map of NY unknown source; Tryon County map (area of what is now Otsego Co.); Patent map by Simeon DeWitt, Surv. Gen. of NY, 1790; Map by Guy Johnson, dept. of Indian Affairs 1768 Map of New Netherland 1656 by Van Der Donck

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Otsego 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 with men of Otsego County.


 * - 121st Regiment New York Infantry
 * - 144th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 146th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 152nd Regiment, New York Infantry

Newspapers

 * A collection of abstracts from Otsego County, New York newspaper obituaries, 1808-1875 . Also at NEHGS($) compiled by Gertrude A. Barber in 1933, contains records abstracted from the following nineteenth-century newspapers: Death Notices from the Cooperstown Federalist, 1808-09 Marriage Notices from the Cooperstown Federalist, 1808-12 The Cooperstown Federalist was published from 1809 to 1817. Death Notices from the Watch Tower, 1828-31 Marriage Notices from the Watch Tower, 1828-31 The Watch Tower began publishing in 1813 in Cherry Valley before moving to Cooperstown the following year. It ceased operations in 1831.
 * Otsego County (NY) newspapers on microfilm and paper at all NYS locations. New York State Library.
 * Old Fulton Postcards. Free searchable web site which holds newspapers from upstate New York.
 * Oneonta Star and Oneonta Daily Star searchable at ancestry.com Otsego County Page. ($ requires subscription).
 * Links to the Oneonta Star, The Cooperstown Crier, The Freeman's Journal, mentioned at Otsego County, NYGenweb.

Probate records
SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.

Archives, Libraries and Museums

 * Square Circle Press. Books of Local Interest for the Otsego County Area.
 * Augers Corner Bookstore. Books of Local Interst for the Otsego County Area.
 * Town of Middlefield Historical Association. Museum.

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Oneonta New York Family History Center
 * Pulaski New York Family History Center

Websites

 * The Otsego County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
 * The USGW Archives Project for Otsego County.
 * The USGW Archives Project (mirror site)
 * Otsego County AHGP
 * Otsego County Links GenealogyLinks.net
 * Otsego County Links KindredTrails.com
 * Otsego County Links Cyndi's List New York - Scroll Down or Search to Otsego County