Cattaraugus County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Cattaraugus County

Boundary Changes
11 March 1808: Created from Genesee County.

Record Loss
County records:

Cemeteries

 * USGenWeb Cemetery List Many online cemetery listings.
 * Painted Hills Genealogical Society Cattaraugus County Cemetery List Many online cemetery listings
 * Find a grave Cattaraugus County Cemetery Map
 * Find a grave Cattaraugus County Cemetery List

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

Federal
1890: Census records were damaged and destroyed prior to the establishment of the National Archives and Records Service (NARA).

Maps

 * Simple Town Map of Cattaraugus County via NY Gen Web Page
 * Map of Towns of Cattarugus County via Regional Knowledge Network
 * NY Home Town Locator Cattaraugus County Gazateer By Name of Cities, Towns, Census Designated Places, Neighborhoods, Subdivisions &amp; Settlements

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


 * -105th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * -116th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * -122nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * -154th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * -160th Regiment, New York Infantry

Naturalization and Citizenship
SAMPUBCO Index of naturalization records

Probate Records
SAMPUBCO - Index of testators of wills.

Guardianships
SAMPUBCO Index of guardianships (names of children).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Olean New York Family History Center

Websites

 * The Cattaraugus County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * Roots Web Cattataugus County Links
 * My New York Genealogy Cattaraugus County Site
 * Cyndi's List New York (Scroll down to Cattagaugus County or word search for "Cattaraugus" )
 * ancestry.com Cattaraugus County Search Ancestry.com (S)
 * Painted Hills Genealogical Society Cattaraugus County Page