Genealogy Resources - Columbia 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

Canaan Public Library - Canaan, NY

Chatham Public Library - Chatham, NY

Claverack Public Library - Claverack, NY

Columbia County Historical Society

Friends of Clermont, NY

Germantown Library - Germantown, NY

Hudson Area Library - Hudson, NY

Kinderhook Memorial Library - Kinderhook, NY

Livingston Free Library - Hudson, NY

New Lebanon Library - New Lebanon, NY

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

North Chatham Free Library - North Chatham, NY

Philmont Public Library - Philmont, NY

Roeliff Jansen Community Library - Hillsdale, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Columbia County, NY

Valatie Free Library - Valatie, NY

Bible Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Columbia County Family Bibles and Records

USGenNet - Bible Pages for Residents of Columbia County, New York

Biographies

Genealogy Trails History Group - Columbia County Biographies

NYGenWeb Project - Biographies in History of Columbia County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Book of the Family and Lineal Descendants of Medad Butler

NYGenWeb Project - Reynolds of Nova Scotia and Columbia County, NY

​USGenNet - 1878 Columbia County Biographies

USGenNet - 1900s Columbia County Biographies

Wikipedia.org - People from Columbia County, New York

Cemeteries

Epodunk.com - Columbia County, NY

Find a Grave - Columbia County, NY Cemeteries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Columbia County Cemeteries

Hillsdale Rural Cemetery Association

Interment.net - Columbia County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project

NYGenWeb Project - Columbia County Cemeteries

New York Gravestone Photo Project  Columbia County

PoliticalGraveyard.com - Columbia County, NY Cemeteries

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Columbia County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Columbia County, NY Cemetery Records

USGenNet - Cemeteries in Columbia County, New York

USGenNet - Gravestone Inscriptions of The Hudson City Cemetery, Hudson, Columbia County, NY

Census Records

Ancestry.com - 1790 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1800 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1810 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1820 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1830 United States Federal Census

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 - Columbia County, NY Census Records

14th Census of Population, 1920 - Columbia County, NY

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

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

1880 Columbia County, NY Census Records - FamilySearch.org

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Census Records

NYGenWeb Project - 1855 Ancram Census

NYGenWeb Project - 1855 Boston Corners Census

New York State Census, 1865 - Columbia County

New York State Census, 1905 - Columbia County

USGenNet - 1880 Census of Claverack College and Hudson River Institute

USGenWeb Archives - Columbia County, NY Census Records

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

Wikipedia.org - Columbia County Census-Designated Places

Church Records

Ancestry.com - ​Chatham & Hudson Monthly Meeting, Columbia County, New York: Quaker Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Columbia County Church Histories / Records

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Church Records

NYGenWeb Project - Living History: Claverack's Reformed Dutch Church

USGenNet - Photographs of the Cemetery Adjacent to The Dutch Reformed Church of Hillsdale

Court Records

A Group of Great Lawyers of Columbia County, New York

Columbia County Surrogate Court Clerk - Hudson, NY

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Court Records

Livingston's Law Register, 1851 - Columbia County Lawyers

Directories

Ancestry.com - Hudson, New York Directories, 1887-91

​Day Book of the Harness and Leather Goods Business - 1814 to 1851 Claverack, Columbia County, New York 

Columbia County, New York Online Historical Directories

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County City Directories

USGenNet - 1872 to 1873 Boyd's New York State Business Directory

USGenNet - Business Directory for the City of Hudson, Columbia County, New York

USGenNet - Business Directory for the Town of Valatie, Columbia County, New York

USGenNet - Miscellaneous Directory for the City of Hudson, Columbia County, New York

Estate Records

Ancestry.com - ​Calendar of wills of Columbia County, New York

Columbia County, New York Will Testators

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Probate Records

New York Counties Will Testators Indexes

NYGenWeb Project - Columbia County Deeds and Wills

USGenWeb Archives - Columbia County Will & Intestate Records

Family History

USGenNet - Index Family's of Columbia County, NY

USGenNet - Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York

General Resources

Ancestry.com - Card Catalog

Columbia County Government - Hudson, New York

FamilySearch Wiki - Columbia County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Columbia County Resources

USGenNet - New York Links

History

Index of Shaftsbury Baptist Association Circular Letters

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places - Columbia County, NY

The Natural, Statistical and Civil History of the State of New York (Volume 2)

NYGenWeb Project - 1763 Freeholders of Kinderhook, NY

NYGenWeb Project - History of Columbia County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - The History of Columbia County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Nutten Hooke Historical Marker: Register Star Article

The Parsonage Between Two Manors; Annals of Clover Reach

Taghconic; The Romance and Beauty of the Hills

USGenNet - Gazetteer of Columbia, County, NY

Wikipedia.org - Columbia County, NY History

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

Immigration Records

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Immigration Records

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Land Records

NYGenWeb Project - Benajah Slack Deed

NYGenWeb Project - Columbia County Deeds and Wills

USGenWeb New York Archives - Columbia County, NY Deeds & Land Records

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Columbia County, New York 

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Columbia County Geography

Military Records

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

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841

Genealogy Trails History Group - Columbia County Military

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Military Records

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 - Columbia County, New York

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

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

NYGenWeb Project - 10th Albany Militia Regiment (Livingston Manor & Germantown)

USGenNet - Civil War Veterans  from Columbia County, New York

USGenNet - Revolutionary War from Columbia County, New York

USGenWeb Archives - Columbia County, NY Military Service & Pensions

Valatie Veterans' Grave Site Information - Columbia County, NY

World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps - Columbia County, NY

Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Minority Records

USGenNet - Native Americans of Columbia County, NY

Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - 1763 Freeholders of Claverack, NY

NYGenWeb Project - 1763 Freeholders of Kinderhook, NY

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Newspaper Records

Columbia County, NY - Chronicling America

Genealogy Trails History Group - Columbia County Newspaper Data

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Chatham Courier

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Chatham Republican

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Newspapers and Obituaries

Mid-Hudson News - Columbia County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - History Happened Here: Whiting was Present for Historical Turning Points

NYGenWeb Project - History Happened Here: Christmas Murder in Greenport

NYGenWeb Project - History Happened Here: Some go to War Hoping for Equality

NYGenWeb Project - History Happened Here: Naval Commander Died Fighting

NYGenWeb Project - History Happened Here: Vedder: A life of Service

NYGenWeb Project - History Happened Here: From Decoration Day to Memorial Day--Honoring the Fallen Vets Over the Years

NYGenWeb Project - History Happened Here: Mary Powell--an Activist and Teacher

NYGenWeb Project - The Independent: Various Newspaper Clippings and Articles

NYGenWeb Project - Police Identify Suspect in Cemetery Flag Thefts

NYGenWeb Project - Register Star Article: Celebrating the Palatine Heritage 300 Years Later

Newspaper Records - Columbia County, NY

NYS Historic Newspapers - Columbia County, New York

New York State Newspapers - Columbia County (NY) Newspapers on Microfilm

Register-Star and The Daily Mail - Hudson, NY

USGenNet - Miscellaneous Deaths from various Newspapers Columbia County, New York

USGenNet - Miscellaneous Marriages from various Newspapers Columbia County, New York

USGenNet - Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Columbia County, New York

USGenNet - Newspapers Published in Columbia County, New York

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Columbia County Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Newspapers and Obituaries

Obituary Index - Columbia County, NY

Photographs

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

National Archives - Columbia County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of Ancram

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of Canaan

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of Chatham

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of Clermont

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of Clermont

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of New Columbia County People

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of Copake

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of Germantown

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of Hillsdale

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of Hudson

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of Kinderhook

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of Livingston

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of New Lebanon

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of New Taghkanic

NYGenWeb Project - Photos of New Unknown Photos

USGenNet - Photo Album Columbia County, New York

USGenNet - Photographs of the Cemetery Adjacent to The Dutch Reformed Church of Hillsdale

USGenNet - Photographs of Civil War Veterans  from Columbia County, New York

Publications

Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1860 - Columbia County

Hope Farm Press and Bookshop - Columbia County, NY

Kinship NY Genealogy and History Books - New York Records and Other Titles

NYGenWeb Project - American Ancestry by Thomas P. Hughes

USGenNet - Old Documents from Columbia County, New York

USGenNet - To The On-Line Columbia County, New York Library

USGenNet - Newspapers Published in Columbia County, New York

USGenNet - Stories and Articles Index in Columbia County, New York

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County School Records

NYGenWeb Project - 1937 Hudson High School Yearbook - Seniors

Wikipedia.org - Columbia County Education

Societies

Austerlitz Historical Society

Canaan Historical Society

Columbia County Historical Society

Facebook - Red Rock Historical Society, NY

North Chatham Historical Society

Riders Mills Schoolhouse

Tax Records

Columbia County Real Property Tax Service - Hudson, NY

NYGenWeb Project - 1744 Kinderhook Tax List

​USGenNet - 1797 Tax List Hudson, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Columbia County, NY Tax Lists

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of Hudson - Hudson, NY

History files For Columbia County, New York - Histories of Cities and Towns

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Records by City/Town

NYGenWeb Project - History of Hillsdale, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Town Names and How They Developed

Town of Ancram - Ancram, NY

Town of Austerlitz - Spencertown, NY

Town of Canaan - Canaan, NY

Town of Chatham - Chatham, NY

Town of Claverack - Claverack, NY

Town of Clermont - Clermont, NY

Town of Copake - Copake NY

​Town of Gallatin - Gallatin, NY

Town of Germantown - Germantown, NY

Town of Ghent - Ghent, NY

Town of Greenport - Hudson, NY

Town of Hillsdale - Hillsdale, NY

Town of Kinderhook - Valatie, NY

Town of Livingston - Livingston, NY

Town of New Lebanon - New Lebanon, NY

Town of Stockport - Stockport, NY

Town of Stuyvesant - Stuyvesant, NY

Town of Taghkanic - Taghkanic, NY

USGenNet - ​Ancram, New York

USGenNet - Austerlitz, New York

USGenNet - ​Canaan, New York

USGenNet - Chatham, New York

USGenNet - Claverack, New York

USGenNet - Clermont, New York

USGenNet - Copake, New York

USGenNet - Gallatin, New York

USGenNet - Hudson City, New York

USGenNet - Ghent, New York

USGenNet - Greenport, New York

USGenNet - Hillsdale, New York

USGenNet - Germantown, New York

USGenNet - Kinderhook, New York

USGenNet - Livingston, New York

USGenNet - New Lebanon, New York

USGenNet - Stockport, New York

USGenNet - Stuyvesant, New York

USGenNet - Taghkanic, New York

Village of Chatham - Chatham, NY

Village of Kinderhook - Kinderhook, NY

Village of Philmont - Philmont, NY

Village of Valatie - Valatie, NY

Wikipedia.org - Columbia County City

Wikipedia.org - Columbia County Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Columbia County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Columbia County Villages

Vital Records

Columbia County Clerk - Hudson, NY

GEDCOM Index - Columbia County, NY

GenWed.com - Columbia County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Columbia County Marriage Records

USGenNet - Chatham, Columbia County, New York Vital Records Index

USGenNet - Index Vital Records Columbia County, New York

USGenNet - 1867-1873 Marriage Records First Dutch Reformed Church Chatham, Columbia County, New York

USGenNet - Nobletown (Hillsdale), Columbia County, New York

USGenNet - 1865 Deaths from Columbia County, NY State Census

USGenNet - 1875 Deaths from Columbia County, NY State Census

USGenNet - 1865 Marriages from Columbia County, NY State Census

USGenNet - 1875 Marriages from Columbia County, NY State Census

USGenNet - 1847 Miscellaneous Deaths From the Rural Repository

USGenNet - 1847 Miscellaneous Marriage Records From the Rural Repository

VitalRec.com - Columbia County, NY Vital Records