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.

Courthouse
The Washington County Clerk archives has birth, death, marriage, probate, court and naturalization records as well as military pensions and the state census. The County Clerk has land and divorce records. For further information about where the records for Washington County are held, see the Washington County Courthouse page.