Essex County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Essex County

Historical Facts



 * Named for County of Essex in England
 * Fort Ticonderoga is known for nearby battles in French-Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.

Parent Counties

 * Created 1 March 1799 from Clinton and Franklin counties.

Cemeteries
Northern New York TombstoneTranscription Project - Essex county index

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

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


 * - 118th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Italian Genealogical Group Essex County 1836-1906

Newspapers

 * Northern New York Historical Newspapers Search historical newspapers for Essex Co., years ranging from 1844 - 2007.

Probate Records
SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Clinton Essex Franklin Library Systemconsists of 34 public libraries in the counties of Clinton, Essex, and Franklin. Each library has access to genealogical databases - especially newspaper sites. Many are accessible with your library card from home. A list of the libraries in this system and their website and contact information is found here.

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

Family History Centers
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist in the study of genealogy.

The closest FHC in Essex county is the Plattsburgh New York Family History Center. For additional Family History Centers, search this online FHC directory.

Societies
Wilmington Historical Society

The Adirondack Genealogical – Historical Society - they have an obituaries database extracted for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and will search for you by phone. They also have some church records, census records on Essex and surrounding counties, local directories, and cemetery information up to 2000

Websites

 * The Essex County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Essex County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Essex County. (Mirror site)
 * New York Heritage Digital Collection. Includes a digital copy of Willsborough Town Book.