Nassau County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Nassau

Parent County
1899: Created from eastern 70 percent of Queens County.

Neighboring Counties
Bronx | Queens | Suffolk | Westchester | Connecticut: Fairfield

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

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


 * - 119th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 139th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 142nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 155th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 176th Regiment, New York Infantry

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Libraries The Nassau Library System consists of 54 public libraries in Nassau County. 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.

Courthouses
The Nassau County Clerk's office has marriage, land, court, military discharge and naturalization records as well as the state census. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Nassau County are held, see the Nassau County Courthouse page.

Societies
Nassau County Historical Society Box 207 Garden City, NY 11530 Phone: 516-538-7679 Email: Natalie.A.Naylor"at"hofstra.edu

The Nassau County Historical Society Journal is the offical publication and released annually. The society has no research staff but their collection of books and manuscripts are located at:


 * Long Island Studies Institute
 * Joan And Donald E. Axinn Library, Room 032
 * 123 Hofstra University
 * Hempstead, NY 11549-1230
 * Phone: 516-463-6411
 * Email: LISI@hofstra.edu

Divorce
Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Nassau County NYGenWeb Project, a member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Nassau County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Nassau County. (Backup site)
 * Long Island Genealogy