Genealogy Resources - Chemung County, New York

Please follow the links below to learn more about your New York ancestors. Many great records relating to your family history can be found online and at local archives, libraries, courthouses, and genealogical and historical societies located throughout the state. New York Genealogy is your resource to help you find these and other important records which are critical to your research.

Archives and Libraries

Booth Library - Chemung County Historical Society

Chemung County Library District

Chemung County Library District - Big Flats Library

Chemung County Library District - Digital Collections

Chemung County Library District - Facebook

Chemung County Library District - Genealogy

Chemung County Library District - Genealogy Collection

Chemung County Library District - Genealogy Tutorial

Chemung County Library District - Horseheads Free Library

Chemung County Library District - Research Guides for Genealogy and Local History

Chemung County Library District - Steele Memorial Library

Chemung County Library District - Van Etten Library

Chemung County Library District - West Elmira Library

FamilySearch Catalog - Chemung County, New York

FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Chemung County

NYGenWeb Project - Chemung County, New York

Southern Tier Library System - Allegany, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and Yates Counties

Steele Memorial Library - Elmira, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Chemung County, NY

Bible Records

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Tri-County Bible Records

Bibliography

Amazon - Chemung County: An Illustrated History

HopeFarm.com - Chemung County, NY

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Tri-Counties Online Research Library

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Women of the Tri-Counties

Biographies

Biographies - Chemung County New York

Chemung County, New York Biographies

Genealogy Trails History Group - Chemung County, New York

History of Tompkins, Schuyler, Chemung, Tioga 1879

Our Family Tree - Chemung, NY

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Diaries & Letters of Tri-Counties

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Family History & Biography Section

USGenWeb Archives - Chemung County, NY Biographies

Wikipedia.org - Chemung County Notable People

Wikipedia.org - People from Chemung County, New York

Cemeteries

Access Genealogy - New York Cemetery Records

Cemeteries and Burial Grounds in Chemung County in NY

Epodunk.com - Chemung County, NY

Find a Grave - Chemung County, NY

Friends of Woodlawn Cemetery of Elmira

Genealogy Trails History Group - Chemung County, New York

Interment.net - Chemung County Cemetery Records

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Chemung

New York Gravestones - Chemung County

SearchforAncestors.com - New York Genealogy Databases

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Chemung County, NY

The Political Graveyard - Chemung County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Chemung County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Chemung County, NY Cemetery Records

USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Chemung County, NY

Woodlawn National Cemetery - Chemung County, NY

Census Records

Ancestry.com - 1840 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - ​1850 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - ​1860 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - ​1870 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - ​1880 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - ​1890 Veterans Schedules

Ancestry.com - ​1900 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - ​1910 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - ​1920 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - ​1930 United States Federal Census

Census Online - Chemung County, NY

Chemung County Library District - Chemung County 1855 Census

The USGenWeb Census Project - Chemung County, NY

1840 Census of Pensioners - Chemung County, New York

1865 New York State Census - Chemung County

1880 Chemung County, NY Census Search

1892 New York State Census - Chemung County

1905 New York State Census - Chemung County

14th Census of Population, 1920 - Chemung County, NY (Part 1)

14th Census of Population, 1920 - Chemung County, NY (Part 2)

15th Census, Population, 1930 - Chemung County, NY (Part 1)

15th Census, Population, 1930 - Chemung County, NY (Part 2)

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Census Records

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Census Records for Tioga and Bradford Counties

USGenWeb Census Project - Chemung County, New York Federal Census Index

Wikipedia.org - Chemung County Census-Designated Places

Church Records

Ancestry.com - Schools, Directories & Church Histories

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Church Records

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Church Histories and Church Records

Court Records

Chemung County Clerk's Office - Elmira, NY

Chemung County Surrogate Court Clerk - Elmira, NY

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Tri-Counties Legal Documents

Directories

Ancestry.com - Brigham's Elmira Directory for 1863 and 1864

Ancestry.com - Elmira Directory, with a Business Directory of Chemung County

Ancestry.com - ​Elmira, New York Directories, 1889-1893

Ancestry.com - ​Gazetteer and Business Directory of Chemung and Schuyler Counties, N.Y., for 1868-9

Ancestry.com - Schools, Directories & Church Histories

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County City Directories

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Tri-Counties Directories

Estate Records

Ancestry.com - ​Abstracts of wills of Chemung County, N.Y. : from 1836 to 1850

Ancestry.com - Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal

Chemung County Clerk's Office - Elmira, NY

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Probate Records

General Resources

Ancestry.com - New York Data Collections

Chemung County, NY.gov - Elmira, NY

FamilySearch -  New York Location Research

G'S Adoption Registry - 1800-1939 Born in New York

GenealogyBuff.com - New York Genealogy Data

Genealogy Quest - New York Genealogy Data

Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. - Genealogical Repositories In the New York Metropolitan Region

History

Chemung County Government - County Historian

Chemung County Historical Society - Chemung Valley

Chemung County Sheriffs - History of the Department

ChemungHistory.com - Chemung County History

Elmira History: Quakes and Rumbles in Chemung County

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places - Chemung County, NY

Town of Southport - Chemung County History

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Local History Articles Section

Tri-Counties Genealogy and History - Town of Southport

Wikipedia.org - Chemung County, New York

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Chemung County, New York

Wikipedia.org - People from Chemung County, New York

Immigration and Naturalization Records

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Immigration Records

Land Records

Ancestry.com - Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal

Chemung County Clerk's Office - Elmira, NY

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Land Records

Maps

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Chemung County, New York 

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Chemung County Geography 

Military Records

Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Genealogy Trails History Group - Chemung County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Military Records

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Chemung County, New York

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Chemung County, New York (con't)

Historical Research and Records - Military Records

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Diaries & Letters of Tri-Counties Civil War Era

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Tri-Counties Military

USGenNet Inc - New York Military History

Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Minority Records

Miscellaneous Records

Ancestry.com - Card Catalog

FamilySearch Wiki - Chemung County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Miscellaneous Records

My Genealogy Hound - Historic Photos and Vintage Postcards of New York

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Chemung County Mail List

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Chemung County Queries & Surname Listings

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Time Travel Starting Point - The Depot

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Tri-Counties Organizations

Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Chemung County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Newspapers and Obituaries

NYS Historic Newspapers - Chemung County, New York

New York State Library - Chemung County (NY) Newspapers on Microfilm

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Tri-Counties Newspapers

Obituaries

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Chemung County Library District - Obituary and Birth Index

Chemung County Library District - Obituary Search Page

Genealogy Trails History Group - Chemung County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Newspapers and Obituaries

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Clippings, Obituary,  & Scrapbook Section

Photographs

National Archives - Chemung County, New York

School Records

Ancestry.com - Schools, Directories & Church Histories

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County School Records

Old-Yearbooks.com - New York High School and College Yearbooks

Wikipedia.org - Chemung County Education

Societies

Chemung County Historical Society - Elmira, New York

Chemung County Historical Society - Facebook

Tax Records

Ancestry.com - Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Tax Records

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Tri-County Tax Records

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of Elmira - Elmira, NY

LDS Genealogy - Ashland Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Baldwin Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Big Flats Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Catlin Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Chemung Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Elmira Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Elmira Heights Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Erin Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Horseheads Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Southport Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Van Etten Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Veteran Genealogy 

​LDS Genealogy - Wellsburg Genealogy

New England Historic Genealogical Society - New York Town Guide

Town of Ashland - Wellsburg, NY

Town of Big Flats - Big Flats, NY

Town of Catlin - Dams, NY

Town of Chemung - Chemung, NY

Town of Elmira - Elmira, NY

Town of Erin - Erin, NY

Town of Horseheads - Horseheads, NY

Town of Southport - Elmira, NY

Town of Veteran - Millport, NY

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Towns and Villages of Chemung County, New York

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - 80 Tri-Counties Township Listing

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Local Communities History

Village of Elmira Heights - Elmira Heights, NY

Village of Horseheads - Horseheads, NY

Village of Millport - Millport, NY

Village of Wellsburg - Wellsburg, NY

Wikipedia.org - Chemung County City

Wikipedia.org - Chemung County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Chemung County Villages

Wikipedia.org - Chemung County Hamlets

Vital Records

Chemung County Vital Records - Elmira, NY
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Chemung County Library District - Obituary and Birth Index

Chemung County Library District - NYS Vital Statistics Index

GEDCOM Index - Chemung County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Chemung County Marriage Records

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - 1881 Elmira, Chemung County Deaths

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - Chemung County Vitals @ Health Dept.

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History - NY Vital Records Info

VitalRec.com - Chemung County Vital Records