Cayuga County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Cayuga County

Parent County
8 March 1799: Created from Onondaga County.

Neighboring Counties
Cortland· Onondaga· Oswego· Seneca· Tompkins· Wayne

Boundary Changes

 * 29 March 1804: Seneca County set off.
 * 17 April 1817: Part along with a part taken from Seneca County to create Tompkins County.

Record Loss

 * 30 April 1922: Cayuga Courthouse caught fire on April 30, 1922. The records were saved.

Cemeteries
The Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project has the extensive collection of cemeteries online.

Census

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


 * 1840 Census of Pensioners Cayuga County, New York, June 1, 1840.

Directories

 * U. S. City Directories (Auburn).$
 * Cayuga County, New York Directory, 1867-1868. $
 * Auburn, New York Directoreis, 1889-1892. $
 * Auburn, New York 1897-1898 City Directory.
 * Auburn, New York 1906 City Directory.

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

 * Uncovering The Freedom Train in Auburn and Cayuga County, New York. A Cultural Resources Suvery of Sites Relating to the Underground Railroad, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Auburn and Cayuga County, New York.

History

 * History of Cayuga County, New York.
 * A Selection of Local History Books at the Cayuga County Historian's Office. Old Historic Post Office Building, 157 Genesee Street. Auburn, New York, 13021.
 * Cayuga County, New York Time Line.

Land and Property

 * A Summary History of The Military Tract of Central NY for The Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project.

Maps

 * Cayuga County, New York Maps.
 * Cayuga County, NYGenWeb Project Maps Information.
 * 1895 U. S. Altas, Cayuga County, New York.

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


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


 * Uncovering The Freedom Train in Auburn and Cayuga County, New York. A Cultural Resources Suvery of Sites Relating to the Underground Railroad, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Auburn and Cayuga County, New York.

Military

 * A Summary History of The Military Tract of Central NY for The Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project.
 * Cayuga County New York Military Service &amp; Pensions Table of Contents. (World War II Enlistments).
 * New York 9th Heavy Artillery. Civil War.
 * Cayuga County, New York World War II Casualties Army and Air Force.


 * Civil War service men from Cayuga 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 Montgomery County.


 * -116th Regiment, New York Infantry: Companies B, D and H. http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/116th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf Regiment Roster,] for listing of individuals, their company and their involvement.
 * -138th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * -160th Regiment, New York Infantry

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * SAMPUBCO Index of naturalization records.
 * Northen District Court of NY Naturalization Project.
 * Naturalizations: Declarations of Intent.

Newspapers

 * Local Newspaper Collection at The Cayuga County NY Historian's Office.
 * Newspaper Collections on Microfilm at The Cayuga County NY Historian's Office.

Probate Records
Wills

SAMPUBCO - Index of testators of wills.

Surrogate's Records

Probate files containing various types of records - wills (not every file has one), guardianships, settlements, receipts of payments, inventories, letters, etc.)

SAMPUBCO Browsable index of estates.

Guardianships

SAMPUBCO Index of guardianships (names of children).

Archives, Libraries and Museums
The Finger Lakes Library System consists of public libraries in Cayuga, Cortland, Seneca, Tioga and Tompkins Counties. Libraries for towns in Cayuga County are: Auburn, Aurora, Cato, Fair Haven, Moravia, Poplar Ridge, Port Byron, Union Springs and Weedsport.


 * Cayuga County Historian's Office. Includes Census, Land, Surrogate, Newspaper, Card File, Topical Files, Cemetery Records, Church Records, etc.

Courthouses
The Cayuga County Clerk's office has probate, court, land and DAR county cemetery records. For further information about where the records for Cayuga County are held, see the Cayuga County Courthouse page.

Family History Library

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

Death
Other Resources

Web Sites

 * The Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cayuga County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cayuga County. (Mirror site)