Genealogy Resources - Livingston 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

Avon Free Library - Avon, NY

Bell Memorial Library - Nunda, NY

Big Springs Historical Society and Museum

Caledonia Library Association - Caledonia, NY

Dansville Public Library - Dansville, NY

Family History Library Catalog - Livingston County, NY

Lima Public Library - Lima, NY

Livingston County Historian - Geneseo, NY

Livonia Public Library - Livonia, NY

Mount Morris Library - Mt Morris, NY

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Records Management - Livingston County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Livingston County, NY Archives

Wadsworth Library - Geneseo, NY

Bible Records

USGenWeb Archives - Livingston County, NY Bible Records

Biographies

Biographies - Livingston County New York

Genealogy Trails History Group - Livingston County Biographies

History of Livingston County, New York, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches

History of Livingston County, New York 1881

A History of Livingston County, New York 1876

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Biographies & Queries

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Diaries and Journals

Online Biographies - Biographies of Livingston County, New York

Our Family Tree - Livingston County, NY

USGenNet - Livingston County Biographies

USGenNet - Livingston County Letters

USGenWeb Archives - Livingston County, NY Biographies

Wikipedia.org - Livingston County Notable People

Wikipedia.org - People from Livingston County, New York

Books

Hope Farm Press and Bookshop - Livingston County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Published Directories, Histories and Biographies

Cemeteries

Ashley Cemetery - Livingston County, NY

Epodunk.com - Livingston County, NY

Find A Grave - Livingston County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Livingston County Cemeteries

Interment.net - Livingston County Cemetery Records New York

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Livingston County

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Cemetery Gravestone Inscriptions

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Cemetery & Gravestone Pictures

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Cemeteries in Livingston County, New York

The Political Graveyard - Livingston County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Livingston County, NY

USGenNet - Livingston County Cemeteries

USGenWeb Archives - Livingston County, NY Cemeteries

WebArchive.org - Livingston County Cemeteries

Census Records

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
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LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Census Records

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

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Census Record Links

US-Census.org - Livingston County, New York Federal Census Index

USGenWeb Archives - Livingston County, NY Census Records

Wikipedia.org - Livingston County Census-Designated Places

Church Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Livingston County Church Histories/ Records

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Church Records

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Church Records and Minutes (Abstracts)

USGenWeb Archives - Livingston County, NY Church Records

Court Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Livingston County Records

Livingston County Surrogate Court Clerk - Geneseo, NY

Directories

American Agriculturist Farm Directory & Reference Book, 1917

Ancestry.com - New gazetteer and business directory for Livingston County, N.Y., for 1868

Livingston County, New York Online Historical Directories

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County City Directories

New Gazette & Business Directory - Livingston County, NY

Estate Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Livingston County Wills/Probate Records

Livingston County, New York Will Testators Index

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Probate Records

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Abstracted Early Wills & Probate Records

Probate Records 1629-1971 - Livingston County, NY  

USGenWeb Archives - Livingston County, NY Wills & Probates

Genealogies

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Histories and Genealogies

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Family History and Genealogy

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Pioneers & Early Settlers

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Surname Researchers Exchange

History

The Crooked Lake Review - Livingston County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Livingston County History

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places - Livingston County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Lost in History / Places and People

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Past and Present

USGenWeb Archives - Livingston County, NY History

WebArchive.org - Livingston County History

Wikipedia.org - Livingston County History

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

Immigration and Naturalization Records

Livingston County Historian's Office - Naturalization List

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Immigration Records

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Land Records

USGenWeb Archives - Livingston County, NY Deeds & Land Records

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

Historic Map Works - Livingston County 1902 New York Historical Atlas

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Livingston County, New York

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Livingston County Geography

Military Records

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

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841

Genealogy Trails History Group - Livingston County Military Records

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

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

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Medal of Honor Recipients

USGenNet - Livingston County Military

USGenWeb Archives - Livingston County, NY Military Records

Veterans Listing - Livingston County, NY

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Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Minority Records

NYGenWeb Project - Irish Famine Refugees (1847-1852) who Settled in Dansville, NY

Wikipedia.org - Livingston County Senecas and Pioneer History

Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Vintage Receipts and Ephemera

USGenNet - Livingston County Institutions

Newspaper Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Livingston County Newspaper Gleanings 

The Lake & Valley Clarion - Livingston County, NY

Livingston County, NY - Chronicling America

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Newspapers and Obituaries

Newspaper Abstracts - Livingston County, NY

NYS Historic Newspapers - Livingston County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Early Newspaper Notices

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

Obituaries

Clarion Call, Geneseo - Livingston County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Livingston County Obituaries

John W. Martin Funeral Home

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Newspapers and Obituaries

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Death Notices & Obituaries

Obituary Index - Livingston County, NY

USGenNet - Livingston County Obituary

USGenWeb Archives - Livingston County, NY Obituaries

Photographs

FamilyOldPhotos.com - Avon, NY Central High School 1945 Baseball Team

FamilyOldPhotos.com - State Normal School, Geneseo, New York 1929 Baseball Team

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

National Archives - Livingston County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Vintage Postcards

Queries

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Biographies & Queries

WebArchive.org - Livingston County Discussion Boards

WebArchive.org - Livingston County Mail Lists

Resources

Ancestry.com - Card Catalog

FamilySearch Wiki - Livingston County, New York

Genealogy Quest - New York Misc Records

Livingston County Government - Geneseo, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Resources & Links

WebArchive - Livingston County Data

​School Records

Caledonia-Mumford Central School District - Caledonia, NY

FamilyOldPhotos.com - Avon, NY Central High School 1945 Baseball Team

FamilyOldPhotos.com - State Normal School, Geneseo, New York 1929 Baseball Team

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County School Records

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Geneseo Seniors 1916

Societies

Avon Preservation and Historical Society - Livingston County, NY

Big Springs Historical Society and Museum

Central New York Genealogical Society

Dansville Area Historical Society - Dansville, NY

The Livingston County Genealogical Society

Livingston-Steuben County Genealogical Society of New York

Nunda Historical Society - Livingston County, NY

Ska-hase-ga-O Chapter - Livingston County, NY

Springwater-Websters Crossing Historical Society

Town of York Historical Society - Livingston County, NY

Tax Records

Real Property Tax Services - Geneseo, NY

Towns, Cities & Villages

Livingston County New York History - Town Histories

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Records by City/Town

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Townships

Town of Avon - Avon, NY

Town of Caledonia - Caledonia, NY

Town of Geneseo - Geneseo, NY

Town of Groveland - Groveland, NY

Town of Leicester - Leicester, NY

Town of Lima - Lima, NY

Town of Livonia - Livonia, NY

Town of Mount Morris - Mount Morris, NY

Town of North Dansville - Dansville, NY

Town of Nunda - Nunda, NY

Town of Ossian - Dansville, NY

Town of Sparta - Dansville, NY

Town of Springwater - Springwater, NY

Town of West Sparta - Dansville, NY

Town of York - York, NY

Village of Avon - Avon, NY

Village of Caledonia - Caledonia, NY

Village of Dansville - Dansville, NY

Village of Geneseo - Geneseo, NY

Village of Leicester - Leicester, NY

Village of Lima - Lima, New York

Village of Livonia - Livonia, NY

Village of Mount Morris - Mount Morris, NY

Village of Nunda - Nunda, NY

WebArchive.org- Livingston County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Livingston County Hamlet

Wikipedia.org - Livingston County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Livingston County Villages

Vital Records

1865 Deaths from the Livingston County New York State Census

GEDCOM Index - Livingston County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Livingston County Marriage Records

GenWed.com - Livingston County, NY

Livingston County Clerk - Geneseo, NY

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Livingston County Marriage Records

NYGenWeb Project - Livingston County Early Marriages

VitalRec.com - Livingston County, NY Vital Records