Schoharie County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Schoharie

Parent County
Schoharie County was created 6 April 1795 from parts of Albany and Otsego counties.

Neighboring Counties
Albany· Delaware· Greene· Montgmery· Otsego· Schenectady

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Biographies
The Blue-Eyed Indians: The Story of Adam Crysler and His Brothers in the Revolutionary War by Don Chrysler - 1999 Life and Dying Confession of John Van Alstine - 1819

Cemeteries
Index to Schoharie Cemeteries

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

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


 * See: 102nd Regiment, New York Infantry, 129th Regiment, New York Infantry, 134th Regiment, New York Infantry

Obituaries
Obituaries - from Selected issues of the Gilboa Monitor (1878-1880)] Obituaries and Death Notices Nov 4 ObitCentral

Probate Records
Wills

Courthouses
The Schoharie County Clerk's office has divorce, court and land records. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Schoharie County are held, see the Schoharie County Courthouse page.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Schoharie Valley New York Family History Center

Societies
Schoharie County Historical Society Old Stone Fort Library Gilboa Historical Society Richmondville Historical Society

Vital Records
General

Vital Records - Middleburgh (1848) Vital Records - Summit (1847-1850) Vital Records Information

Births
Birth Certificates

Marriages
1865 Marriage Records from the Schoharie County State Census Marriages - Beard's Hollow Residents Marriages - from selected issues of the Gilboa Monitor (1878-1880) Marriages - from selected issues of the Cobleskill Index Marriages - from Lutheran newspapers: The Lutheran Observer and The Southern Lutheran Marriages - from various sources Marriage Certificates

Deaths
1865 Deaths from the Schoharie County Census Mortality Schedules Deaths - from Lutheran newspapers: The Lutheran Observer and The Southern Lutheran Deaths and Burials in Schoharie County - from the records of Henry Cady Death Certificates Funerals conducted by Alva J Stewart, 1926-1928 - undertaker in Charlotteville Sharon Register of Deaths (partial list)

Deaths and Marriages in the Delaware Gazette


 * 1819-1836
 * 1837-1849

Divorce
Other Resources

Websites

 * Schoharie County New York Genealogy
 * Shoharie County before 1860 - from French's Gazetteer-State of NY - includes early settlers' names
 * Towns of Schoharie County - from French's Gazetteer-State of NY - also includes early settlers' names
 * History of Schoharie County by Jeptha R. Simms - Complete text and graphics
 * History of Schoharie County by William E. Roscoe - Complete text and graphics
 * Brief Sketch of the First Settlement of the County of Schoharie by the Germans by John M. Brown - 1823
 * Genealogical Notes (Young Family) by J. A. Young - 1886
 * Index to "A History of the Town of Jefferson" by Mildred L. Bailey 1771 - 1976
 * History of Blenheim Hill by Albert C. Mayham 1905-1907
 * Schoharie and Mohawk Valley Raids - 1780
 * Historical Markers - Information about historical markers in Schoharie County