Orleans County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Orleans County

Parent County
11 November 1824: Created from Genesee County

Neighboring Counties
Genesee· Monroe· Niagara· Lake Ontario

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

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


 * Great Genesee Road 1794
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Erie Canal 1825

Military
Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Barre· Carlton· Clarendon· Gaines· Kendall· Murray· Ridgeway· Shelby· Yates.

Regiments. Service men in Orleans 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 Orleans County:


 * - 105th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 129th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 151st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 154th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 164th Regiment, New York Infantry

Probate Records

 * 1825-1902 - SAMPUBCO - Browsable index to testators of wills (1825-1902)
 * 1825-1896 - Will Book 1 (1825-1896) Index, courtesy: NYGenWeb.

"*1897-1926 - Will Book 2 (1897-1926) Index, courtesy: NYGenWeb.

Courthouses
The Orleans County Clerk's office has divorce, court and land records as well as the state census. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Orleans County are held, see the Orleans County Courthouse page.

Family History Centers
The following centers are accessible to residents of Orleans County, New York:

Orleans County (Albion)

Brockport New York Family History Center 4088 Lake Rd Brockport, New York 1-585-637-2030 T 9am-3pm, 7pm-9pm; Th 7pm-9pm; F 10am-2pm; Sat 9am-12pm Call to verify hours

Rochester New York Family History Center 1400 Westfall Rd Rochester, New York 14618 1-585-271-5040 Tues 9am-3pm, 7pm-9:30pm; Wed 7pm-9:30pm; Thurs 9am-12pm; Fri 9am-3pm; Sat 9am-12pm Closures: Weather closures posted on local TV channels 8, 9, 10, 13 Call to verify hours

Buffalo New York Family History Center 1424 Maple Rd Williamsville, New York 14221 1-716-688-2439 M, W 10am-2pm; T, Th 10am-9pm; Sat 10am-2pm Closed Holidays Call to verify hours

Societies
Orleans County Genealogical Society Albion town Hall 3665 Clarendon Road PO Box 103 Albion NY 14411

View resources in the society collection

Orleans County Historical Association P.O. Box 181 Albion NY 14411

View listing of local historical publications

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, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Washington, Wayne, Warren, Wyoming, and Yates.

Websites

 * The Orleans County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.