Genealogy Resources - Essex 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

Adirondack History Center Museum

Au Sable Forks Free Library - Au Sable Forks, NY

Belden Noble Memorial Library - Essex, NY

Black Watch Memorial Library - Ticonderoga, NY

Elizabethtown Library Association - Elizabethtown, NY

FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Essex County

FamilySearch Catalog - Essex County, NY

Fort Ticonderoga, NY

Hammond Library - Crown Point, NY

Keene Public Library - Keene, NY

Keene Valley Library - Keene Valley, NY

Keeseville Free Library - Keeseville, NY

Lake Placid Public Library - Lake Placid, NY

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Paine Memorial Library - Willsboro, NY

Penfield Homestead Museum - Crown Point

Schroon Lake Public Library - Schroon Lake, NY

Sherman Free Library - Port Henry, NY

Ticonderoga Heritage Museum

USGenWeb Archives - Essex County, NY

Wadhams Free Library - Westport, NY

Wells Memorial Library - Upper Jay, NY

Westport Library Association - Westport, NY

Wilmington E.M. Cooper Memorial P L - Wilmington, NY

Bible Records

USGenWeb Archives - Essex County, NY Bible Records

Biographies

Biographies - Essex County New York

Essex County, New York Biographies

Genealogy Trails History Group - Essex County Biographies

History of Essex County, NY

The New York of Yesterday, NY

Our Family Tree - Essex County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Biographies/Family Histories/Wills

NYGenWeb Project - Biographies/Family Histories - Other Sites

NYGenWeb Project - Letter from Amos Pierce to Col. Hammond

NYGenWeb Project - Letter to Cyrus Merriam in Indiana from his Brother Chas. Merriam of Essex, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Essex County, NY Biographies

Wikipedia.org - Essex County Notable People

Wikipedia.org - People from Essex County, New York

Cemeteries

Epodunk.com - Essex County, NY Cemeteries

Find a Grave - Essex County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Essex County Cemeteries

Interment.net - Essex County, NY Cemetery Records

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project

New York Gravestone Photo Project  Essex County

The Political Graveyard - Essex County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Essex County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Essex County, NY Cemeteries

Census Records

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.com - Essex County, NY

New York State Census, 1865 - Essex County

New York State Census, 1892 - Essex County

New York State Census, 1905 - Essex County

US-Census.org - Essex County, NY

1880 Essex County Census Records Search - FamilySearch.org

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1111 - 1920)  - Essex County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1112 - 1920) - Essex County, NY

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

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

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Census Records

NYGenWeb Project - 1880 Minerva Census

NYGenWeb Project - 1810 Essex Co Census Records

NYGenWeb Project - Upstate History Blog, NYS Census

Wikipedia.org - Essex County Census-Designated Places

Church Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Essex County Church Histories / Records

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Church Records

NYGenWeb Project - Essex County Schroon Lake Records

NYGenWeb Project - Essex County Baptisms, Schroon Lake Catholic

NYGenWeb Project - Essex County Deaths, Schroon Lake Catholic

NYGenWeb Project - Essex County Marriages, Schroon Lake Catholic

Court Records

Essex County Surrogate Court Clerk - Elizabethtown, NY

Livingston's Law Register, 1851 - Essex County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - 1889 Grand Jury List-Essex Co.

Directories

LDS Genealogy - Essex County City Directories

Estate Records

Essex County, New York Will Testators

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Probate Records

NYGenWeb Project - Biographies/Family Histories/Wills

NYGenWeb Project - Index to Essex County Wills 1803-1842

USGenWeb Archives - Essex County, NY Wills & Intestate Records

Family Genealogy

NYGenWeb Project - Biographies/Family Histories/Wills

NYGenWeb Project - Biographies/Family Histories - Other Sites

NYGenWeb Project - John Jackson of Peru New York and Points West

NYGenWeb Project - Pioneer John Knox & His Family

NYGenWeb Project - Provoncha and Related Essex folks

General Resources

Ancestry.com - Card Catalog

Essex County Government - Elizabethtown, NY

FamilySearch Wiki - Essex County, New York

Town Clerks Versus County Clerk – Responsibilities

History

America's Historic Lakes - Essex County, NY

Courthouse History - Essex County, NY

Early Essex County History

Essex County Government - Essex County Municipal Historians

Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1860

Geography of the State of New York, 1847

Historical Marker Database - Essex County, NY

Hope Farm Press and Bookshop - Early Essex County History​

Index of History of Essex County, N.Y.

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Histories and Genealogies

A Memorial Tablet at Ticonderoga

The Military and Civil History of the County of Essex, New York

National Register of Historic Places - Essex County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Ti Sentinel Story on the Ti Vineyard Road

Wikipedia.org - Essex County, NY History

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

Immigration and Naturalization Records

Essex County Naturalization Project

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Immigration Records

Probate Records 1629-1971

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Land Records

Essex County Clerk - Elizabethtown, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Index to Essex County Deeds 1799-1811

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Essex County, New York

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Essex County Geography

Military Records

Ancestry.com - WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841

Genealogy Quest - Militia Officers in Virginia, June 1699

Genealogy Trails History Group - Essex County Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Military Records

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 - Internet Archive

The Military and Civil History of the County of Essex, New York

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

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

NYGenWeb Project - Company H. NY 5th Cavalry,Essex Co

USGenWeb Archives - Essex County, NY Military Services & Pensions

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

Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - Essex County Ti Italian American Club for the Years 1937-8

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Newspaper Records

Chronicling America - Essex County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Essex County Newspaper Gleanings

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Newspapers and Obituaries

Newspaper Abstracts - Essex County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Carrie Adsit Article, 1925

NYGenWeb Project - Northern Newspapers

NYGenWeb Project - Vital Records-Various Newspapers

NYS Historic Newspapers - Essex County, New York

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

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Essex County Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Newspapers and Obituaries

Obituary Index - Essex County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Essex County Obituaries

Photographs

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

National Archives - Essex County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Baby Photo of Helen Seymour Clift

NYGenWeb Project - Photo of the School at the Boreas

NYGenWeb Project - Picture Labeled 'C. E. Vredenburgh, Elizabethtown, N.Y'

NYGenWeb Project - 1886 Rutland,VT Class Photos

Publications

Hope Farm Press and Bookshop - Essex County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Essex County Book References & Misc Listings

NYGenWeb Project - Southern Essex Area Books

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Essex County School Records

Wikipedia.org - Essex County Education

Societies

The Adirondack Genealogical – Historical Society

Central New York Genealogical Society

Champlain Chapter - Essex County, NY

The Essex Community Heritage Organization 

Historical Society of Greater Lake Placid

Historic Essex, NY

Minerva Historical Society

Northeastern New York Genealogical Society

The Schroon-North Hudson Historical Society

Ticonderoga Historical Society

Wayback Machine - Northeastern New York Genealogical Society

Wilmington Historical Society

Tax Records

Essex County Real Property Tax Services - Elizabethtown, NY

1818 Tax Rolls - Crown Point

1810 Schroon Lake Federal Census

1805 Schroon Lake Road Tax

1835 Tax Rolls - Crown Point

​1872 Tax Rolls - Crown Point

Towns, Cities & Villages

Essex County Government - Town & Village Clerks of Essex County

Essex County Government - Towns and Villages Websites

Essex County New York History - Town Histories

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Records by City/Town

NYGenWeb Project - Essex County Towns, Villages, Hamlets

NYGenWeb Project - Link to Essex Town Locations

Town of Chesterfield - Keeseville, NY

Town of Crown Point - Crown Point, NY

Town of Elizabethtown - Elizabethtown, NY

Town of Essex - Essex, NY

Town of Jay -  Sable Forks, NY

Town of Keene - Keene, NY

Town of Lewis - Lewis, NY

Town of Minerva - Minerva, NY

Town of Moriah - Moriah, NY

Town of Newcomb - Newcomb, NY

Town of North Elba - Lake Placid, NY

Town of North Hudson - North Hudson, NY

Town of Schroon - Schroon Lake, NY

Town of St Armand - Bloomingdale, NY

Town of Ticonderoga - Ticonderoga, NY

Town of Westport - Westport, NY

Town of Willsboro - Willsboro, NY

Town of Wilmington - Wilmington, NY

Village of Lake Placid - Lake Placid, NY

Village of Saranac Lake - Saranac Lake, NY

Wikipedia.org - Essex County Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Essex County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Essex County Villages

Vital Records

GEDCOM Index - Essex County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Essex County Death Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Essex County Marriages

GenWed.com - Essex County Marriage Records

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Essex County Marriage Records

NYGenWeb Project - Essex County Births

NYGenWeb Project - Essex County Deaths

NYGenWeb Project - Essex County Marriages

NYGenWeb Project - Vital Records-Various Newspapers ​

The New York of Yesterday

VitalRec.com - Essex County, NY Vital Records