Monroe County, New York Genealogy

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County Courthouse
County Clerk’s Office 101 County Office Building 39 W. Main St. Rochester, NY 14614 Phone: 585 753-1600 Fax: 585 753-1624

Quick History
Named for James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States.

Wikipedia

Parent Counties
23 February 1821: Created from Genesee and Ontario counties.

City
Rochester

Towns
Brighton | Chili | Clarkson | East Rochester | Gates | Greece | Hamlin | Henrietta | Irondequoit | Mendon | Ogden | Parma | Penfield | Perinton | Pittsford | Riga | Rush | Sweden | Webster | Wheatland

Villages
Brockport | Churchville | East Rochester | Fairport | Hilton | Honeoye Falls | Pittsford | Scottsville | Spencerport | Webster

Census Designations
Brighton | Gates-North Gates | Greece

Neighboring Counties
Genesee | Livingston | Ontario | Orleans | Wayne |

Census Records - done by the state
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Monroe county, New York Census - done by the state
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 * bgcolor="#bdb76b" align="center" | 1825
 * bgcolor="#bdb76b" align="center" | 1835
 * bgcolor="#bdb76b" align="center" | 1845
 * bgcolor="#bdb76b" align="center" | 1855
 * bgcolor="#bdb76b" align="center" | 1865
 * bgcolor="#bdb76b" align="center" | 1875
 * bgcolor="#bdb76b" align="center" | 1892
 * bgcolor="#bdb76b" align="center" | 1905
 * bgcolor="#bdb76b" align="center" | 1915
 * bgcolor="#bdb76b" align="center" | 1925
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Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Rochester

Newspapers
The Rochester Newspaper Index is a project of the Rochester Public Library. The database consists of references to articles that appeared in the Rochester newspapers during the period 1818-1897.

Web Sites

 * The Monroe County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Monroe County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Monroe County. (Backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Monroe County