Allegany County, New York Genealogy


 * This article is about a southwestern New York county. For other uses, see Allegany.

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Quick Facts

 * Named for the Allegany/Allegheny River passing through the county.
 * The southern part of the county lies within the oil field where the petroleum was first discovered in the USA at Titusville, Pennsylvania. Names such as Wellsville, Petrolia and Olean were oil-based. Oil played out but the natural gas is still an important resource.

Parent County

 * in 1683, Allegany County was part of Albany County.
 * 7 March 1806, set off from Genesee County.

Boundary Changes

 * 1808, a portion transferred from Steuben County.
 * 1811, a portion transferred to Genesee County.
 * 1812-1816, Cattaraugus County was included in Allegany County. Some of records kept at Belmont.
 * 1822, a portion transferred to Tioga County.
 * 14 May 1841, a portion was set off to create Wyoming County.

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records (in rural areas)


 * Vol. 1
 * page 41 - Kenyon Family Cemetery, near Nile
 * page 52 - Lattice Bridge Cemetery
 * page 65 - Norton Cemetery
 * page 79 - Swift Family Cemetery, near Cuba Lake
 * page 80 - Van Campen Creek Cemetery

Vital Records

 * Social Security Death Index, begins about 1962 to at least 2 months ago.

Web Sites

 * The Allegany County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Allegany County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Allegany County. (Mirror site)
 * Webtree.com, listing individuals who born or died in Allegany County, New York. Submitters of gedcoms may add, update or remove contents.
 * FamilySearch.org catalog for Allegany County