Staten Island Borough, New York Genealogy

United States &gt; New York &gt; Richmond County (Staten Island)

History

 * Named for Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, illegimate son of Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland.
 * Consolidated in 1898 as part of the City of Greater New York along with Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), and Queens counties. Bronx (The Bronx) was created 1914 from annexed portion from Westchester County.
 * The Borough of Staten Island is coterminous with Richmond County, the southernmost county in the state of New York. Until 1975, the borough was officially named the Borough of Richmond.

Parent County

 * Created 1 November 1683 from Colonial lands.

Neighboring Counties
Kings (Brooklyn) | New York (Manhattan) | Queens | New Jersey counties: Hudson | Middlesex | Union

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

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

See: 132nd Regiment, New York Infantry ,145th Regiment, New York Infantry

Naturalizations and Citizenship

 * Italian Genealogical Group Petitions: 1898-1903, 1907-1959 Declarations: 1906-1953, 1957 Military: 1918, 1919, 1921-1924 Intentions: 1883 - 1898

Neighborhoods
Annadale · Arden Heights · Arrochar · Bay Terrace · Bloomfield · Brighton Heights · Bulls Head · Castleton · Castleton Corners · Charleston · Clifton · Concord · Dongan Hills · East Shore · Egbertville · Elm Park · Eltingville · Emerson Hill · Farm Colony · Fort Wadsworth · Fox Hills · Fresh Kills · Graniteville · Grant City · Grasmere · Great Kills · Greenridge · Grymes Hill · Heartland Village · Hoffman Island · Howland Hook · Huguenot · Isle of Meadows · Lighthouse Hill · Livingston · Manor Heights · Mariners Harbor · Meiers Corners · Mid-Island · Midland Beach · New Brighton · New Dorp · New Dorp Beach · New Springville · North Shore · Oakwood · Ocean Breeze · Pleasant Plains · Port Ivory · Port Richmond · Prall's Island · Prince's Bay · Randall Manor · Richmondtown · Richmond Valley · Rosebank · Rossville · St. George · Shooters Island · Shore Acres · Silver Lake · Snug Harbor · South Beach · South Shore · Stapleton · Stapleton Heights · Sunnyside · Swinburne Island · Todt Hill · Tompkinsville · Tottenville · Tottenville Beach · Travis · Ward Hill · Westerleigh · West New Brighton · West Shore · Willowbrook · Woodrow

Web Sites

 * FamilySearch.org catalog for Richmond County
 * FamilySearch.org catalog for Staten Island
 * The Richmond County (Staten Island) NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.