Washington County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Washington

Parent County
Warren County was created 12 March 1772 from part of Albany County.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Towns
Dresden

Easton

Hampton

Hartford

Hebron

Jackson

Kingsbury

Putnam

Whitecreek

Villages
Argyle

Cambridge

Fort Ann

Fort Edward

Granville

Greenwich

Hudson Falls

Salem

Whitehall

Neighboring Counties
Essex| Rensselaer| Saratoga| Warren| Vermont Counties: Addison| Bennington| Rutland

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

Information sources

 * Washington County Archives Washington County Municipal center building A 383 Broadway Fort Edward, New York 12828 Telephone: (518) 746-2136
 * Washington county Historian Washington County Municipal center building A, 383 Broadway Fort Edward, New York 12828 Telephone: (518) 746-2178 Tues. &amp; Wed.
 * Washington County Historical society Wing-Northup House 167 Broadway Fort Edward New York 12828-1709 Telephone: (518) 747-9108 FAX: 747-1665
 * New York State Archives Reference Services Telephone (518) 474-8955 Email: Archref@mail.nysed.gov

Town and Village of Argyle

 * Gianna L. Cross Argyle town clerk and registrar of vital statistics Municipal Building Main Street Argyle, New York 12809 Telephone: (518) 638-8681
 * Argyle Town Historian Susan Brennan Municipal Building Main street Argyle New York 12809 Telephone: (518) 638-8681
 * Argyle Free Library Argyle New York 12809 Telephone: (518) 638-8911

Town and Village of Cambridge

 * Heather Greenawalt Cambridge town clerk Address: 846 County Route 59 Cambridge New York 12816 Telephone: (518) 677-5532
 * Cambridge town historian Sandra Davis 949 Turnpike Road Cambridge New York 12816
 * Cambridge library Main Street Cambridge New York 12816 Telephone: (518) 677-2443

Town of Dresden

 * Marcinda L. Wilbur Dresden town clek Box 1692 Whitehall New York 12887 Telephone: (518) 499-1237
 * Dresden town Historian Agnes Peterson 14057 State Route 22 Clemons New York 12819 Telephone: (518) 499-0167

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


 * Hudson River pre-historic
 * Lake Champlain pre-historic
 * Champlain Canal 1823
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Chambly Canal 1843
 * Richelieu River pre-historic
 * Saint Lawrence River prehistoric
 * Lake Champlain Trail pre-historic
 * Hudson River Path
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail
 * Forbidden Path or Catskill Turnpike
 * Greenwood Road
 * Old Connecticut Path

Military

 * Civil War

Civil War service men in Washington 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 in Washington County:

- 2nd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 3rd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 22nd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 43rd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 53rd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 87th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 93rd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 96th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 123rd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 161st Regiment, New York Infantry

- 169th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 176th Regiment, New York Infantry

- 177th Regiment, New York Infantry

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has North Adams, MA newspapers (1895-1977) covering local news that included Washington County residents.