Orleans County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Orleans

Parent County
11 November 1824: Created from Genesee County

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

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


 * Lake Ontario
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Great Genessee Road

Military

 * Civil War

Civil War 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

Websites

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