Genealogy Resources - Kings 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

Brooklyn Public Library - Kings County, New York

Brooklyn Public Library - Locations

CyndisList.com - Kings County Libraries, Archives & Museums

FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Kings County

FamilySearch Catalog - Kings County, NY

Family History Library Catalog - Kings County, NY

The Hendrick I. Lott Homestead Restoration Project

NYC Department of Records

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

The Old Stone House - Kings County, NY

University Archives - Kings County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Kings County, NY Archives

Wyckoff Family Reunion - Kings County, NY

Bible Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Kings County Family Bibles

Biographies

Biographies - Kings County New York

Genealogy Trails History Group - Kings County Biographies

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Brooklyn People

Our Family Tree - Kings County, NY

Register in Alphabetical Order, of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N. Y.

USGenWeb Archives - Kings County Biographies

Wikipedia.org - People from Brooklyn, NY

Cemeteries

Canarsie Cemetery

CyndisList.com - Kings County Cemeteries & Funeral Homes

Cypress Hills National Cemetery

Dutch Reformed Cemetery

The Evergreens Cemetery

Epodunk.com - Kings County, NY

Find A Grave - Kings County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Kings County Cemeteries

The Green-Wood Cemetery

Greenwood Cemetery by E. & H. T. Anthony 

Interment.net - Kings County Cemetery Records

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Cemetery Records

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Kings County, NY

The Political Graveyard - Kings County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Kings County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Kings County Cemetery Records

Census Records

Census-Online.com - Kings County, NY

CyndisList.com - Kings County Census

Don's List Census List - Kings County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Census Records

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Census Records

New York State Census, 1865

New York State Census, 1875

New York State Census, 1892 

New York State Census, 1905

Official 1940 Census Website - Kings County, NY 

USCensus.org - Kings County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Kings County Census

1810 Federal Census - Kings County, NY

1880 Kings County, NY Census Records - FamilySearch.org

1910 Federal Census - Kings County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1143-1183) - Kings County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1491-1544) - Kings County, NY

Church Records

CyndisList.com - Kings County Religion & Churches

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Church Records

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Worship

Court Records

Kings County Surrogate Court Clerk - Brooklyn, NY

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

New York Current Court Decisions - Kings County

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Court Records

USGenWeb Archives - Kings County Court Records

Directories

1840 Brooklyn, New York City Directory

CyndisList.com - Kings County Directories

Genealogy Trails History Group - Kings County Wills/Probate Records

LDS Genealogy - Kings County City Directories

New York as it was and as it is

New York City, New York City Directories

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Directories

Estate Records

CyndisList.com - Kings County Wills & Probate

Kings County, New York Will Testators

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Probate Records

New York, Kings County Estate Files, 1866-1923

USGenWeb Archives - Kings County Will Records, Probates & Indexes

Family Genealogy

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Surname Website Form

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Surname Website Page

NYGenWeb Project - Brooklyn Surname Form

NYGenWeb Project - Brooklyn Surname Search

NYGenWeb Project - Queens Surname Form

NYGenWeb Project - Queens Surname Search

History

A Brief Review of the Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Brooklyn NY History

The Civil, Political, Professional and Ecclesiastical History, and Commercial and Industrial Record (Vol 1)

The Civil, Political, Professional and Ecclesiastical History, and Commercial and Industrial Record (Vol 2)

The Civil, Political, Professional and Ecclesiastical History, and Commercial and Industrial Record (Vol 2 pt 1)

The Civil, Political, Professional and Ecclesiastical History, and Commercial and Industrial Record (Vol 2 pt 2)

Diocese of Brooklyn

Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1860

Geography of the State of New York, 1847 - Kings County

The Historical Marker Database - Kings County, NY

A History of the City of Brooklyn

A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County (Vo1 1)

A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County (Vol 2)

A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County 1894

A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County 1894 (Vol 2)

History of Long Island

History of Long Island 1839

History of Long Island from its Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time 1918 (Vol 1)

History of Long Island From its Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time (Vol 3)

The History of Long Island, from Its Discovery to the Present Time - Google Books

A History of Long Island, from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time (Vol 1)

A History of Long Island, from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time (Vol 2)

A History of Long Island, from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time

History of the Medical Society of the County of Kings

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Histories and Genealogies

Long Island Town Histories

Long Island, New York, Town Histories

National Register of Historic Places - Kings County, NY

The Natural, Statistical and Civil History of the State of New York, 1829

NYGenWeb Project - In the Begining Colony in The 5 Dutch Towns

NYGenWeb Project - Brooklyn Bridge in Detail with History  

NYGenWeb Project - Brooklyn Bridge Timeline     

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Ancestral Women

NYGenWeb Project - Williamsburgh Bridge History     

Report of the Commissioner of Records, Kings County 1910

The Social History of Flatbush

A Synoptical History of the Towns of Kings County from 1525 to Modern Times

The Troubles of the Early Quakers - Persecutions

Unitarianism in Brooklyn

USGenWeb Archives - Kings County History

Wikipedia.org - Brooklyn, NY History

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Brooklyn

Immigration and Naturalization Records

Genealogy Quest - New York Oaths of Allegiance, Brooklyn, Kings Co., 1687

Genealogy Quest - New York Oaths of Allegiance, Bushwick, Kings County, 1687

Genealogy Quest - New York Oaths of Allegiance, Flatbush, Kings County, 1687

Genealogy Quest - New York Oaths of Allegiance, Flatland, Kings County, 1687

Genealogy Quest - New York Oaths of Allegiance, Gravesend, Kings County, 1687

Genealogy Quest - New York Oaths of Allegiance, New Utrecht, Kings County, 1687

Eastern District Court of NY Naturalizations Project

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Immigration Records

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Emigration / Immigration / Naturalizations

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Land Records

Map Records

CyndisList.com - Kings County Maps & Geography

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Kings County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Maps

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Kings County Geography

Military Records

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841

CyndisList.com - Kings County Military

Dedication of Monument and Altar to Liberty on Battle Hill in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Genealogy Trails History Group - Kings County Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Military Records

Long Island Troops in the Revolution

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Military

NYGenWeb Project - The Battle of Brooklyn : 1776     

USGenWeb Archives - Kings County Military Services & Pensions

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

Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Minority Records

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Ethnic Interest

Miscellaneous Records

CyndisList.com - Kings County Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - The Eastern District of Brooklyn

NYGenWeb Project - 1882 Kings County Saloon News

NYGenWeb Project - 1926 Kings County Brooklyn Saloons 

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Business

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Disasters

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Enumeration / Wards

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Fire Men

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Orphan / Adoption

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Police Department

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Professionals

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Voting

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Newspaper Records

Chronicling America - Brooklyn County, NY

CyndisList.com - Kings County Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Kings County Newspaper Data

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Newspapers and Obituaries

Newspaper Abstracts - Kings County, NY

Newspaper Abstracts - Brooklyn County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Newspapers

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

NYS Historic Newspapers - Kings County, New York

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Kings County Obituaries and Death Notices

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Newspapers and Obituaries

Obituary Index - Kings County, NY

Ponce Funeral Home - Kings County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Kings County Obituaries & Death Notices

Photographs

CyndisList.com - Kings County Photographs & Memories

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

National Archives - Kings County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Brooklyn City Seal

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Old Time Photos

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Photography

Publications

Cornell University Library - MoA Journal Collection

CyndisList.com - Kings County Publications, Software & Supplies

NYGenWeb Project - The History of New York State Book II, Chapter I Part I

NYGenWeb Project - The History of New York State Book II, Chapter I Part II

NYGenWeb Project - The History of New York State Book II, Chapter I Part III

NYGenWeb Project - The Social History of Flatbush, NY

Resources

Brooklyn Borough President - Brooklyn, NY

CyndisList.com - Kings County General Resources

FamilySearch Wiki - Kings (Brooklyn) County, New York

​Genealogy Quest - New York Misc Records

NYGenWeb Project - Long Island, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Manhattan, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Queens, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Steve Morse "One-Step" Program 

RootsWeb - New York County, Manhatten

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Kings County School Records

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Education / Graduates

Wikipedia.org - Kings County Education

Societies

Archivists Round Table

Brooklyn Chapter

Brooklyn Historical Society

CyndisList.com - Kings County Societies & Groups

Fort Greene Chapter

Italian Historical Society of America

Metro New York Genealogy and Computers Group

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Societies

The Wyckoff House & Association

Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Tax Records

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Civil Occupations & Taxes & Auto Cases

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of New York - New York County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Records by City/Town

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Street Origins & Towns of Brooklyn

Wikipedia.org - Kings County Community Diversity

Wikipedia.org - Kings County Neighborhoods

Vital Records

Baptismal Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Flatlands 1747-1802

City of New York - Records, Licenses & Ceremonies

CyndisList.com - Kings County Birth, Marriage, Death

Early Brooklyn Marriage Database

Early Brooklyn & Queens Birth Database

Early Brooklyn & Queens Death Database

Flatbush DRC Marriage Records 1677-1757

GEDCOM Index - Kings County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Kings County Marriage Records

GenWed.com - Kings County, NY

Kings County Clerk - Brooklyn, NY

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Kings County Marriage Records

MyVitalRec.com - New York City Vital Records

NYC Brides Record Index

New York City Brides Record Index

New York City Death Index - German Genealogy Group

New York City Death Index - Italian Genealogy Group

New York City Grooms Index - Italian Genealogy Group

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Vitals

NYC Grooms Record Index

New York City Vital Records

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Birth Records

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Death Records

NYGenWeb Project - Kings County Marriages

Online New York City Death Records & Indexes

VitalRec.com - Kings County, NY Vital Records

VitalRec.com - New York City