Wayne County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Wayne County

Quick Facts
The county is named after Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745-1796).

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Cemeteries

 * Wayne County Cemeteries -  Choose "Cemeteries" in Left Side Menu  -  The NY Gen Web Project
 * Wayne County Cemeteries -  Map of Cemeteries in Wayne County  -  Find a Grave
 * Wayne County Cemeteries -  List of Cemeteries in Wayne County  -  Find a Grave

Census
Federal

State

Gazetteers

 * Wayne County Gazatteer -  NY Home Town Locator

Maps

 * Wayne County Town Map -  Wayne County Government
 * Wayne County Outline Over Google Map -  NY Home Town Locator
 * Links to Wayne County Maps -  Linkpendium (60 maps)

Military
Civil War service men in Wayne County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.

See: 111th Regiment, New York Infantry, 138th Regiment, New York Infantry

Newspapers

 * Old Fulton Postcards -  Free search-able web site which holds newspapers from upstate New York.
 * Surname Search - Office of the Wayne County Historian - Enter surname, given name matches listed in alphabetical order from historiancs records. Includes clipped newspaper articles. This site does not give online access to the actual articles, but sometimes the actual articles can then be found at Old Fulton Postcards, using the citation to give a clue as to what search string to use at Old Fulton Postcards.
 * Wayne County (NY) newspapers on microfilm and paper at all NYS locations -  NY State Library

Probate records

 * Guardianship

Societies, Libraries and Museums

 * Central New York Genealogical Society

Websites

 * The Wayne County NY Gen Web Project
 * The Wayne County NY Gen Web Archives Project
 * Office of the Wayne County Historian
 * Surname Search -  Office of the Wayne County Historian - Enter surname, given name matches listed in alphabetical order from historiancs records. Includes clipped newspaper articles.
 * FamilySearch.org Catalog for Ontario County
 * ancestry.com Wayne County Search  -  $ requires ancestry.com subscription
 * Wayne County Links -  Linkpendium
 * Wayne County Links -  Rootsweb
 * Wayne County Links -  Cyndi's List - Scroll or search down to "Wayne" for Wayne County Links
 * Wayne County Links -  Gen Net  -  American Local History Network (ALHN) and the American History and Genealogy Project (AHGP).
 * Wayne County Links -  GenealogyLinks.net
 * Wayne County Links -  My New York Genealogy
 * Wayne County Links -  Kindred Trails
 * Wayne County Links -  D'ADDEZIO.com