Genealogy Resources - Monroe 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

Archives | Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester​

Brighton Memorial Library - Rochester, NY

Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County - Rochester, NY

The College at Brockport, NY - College Archives

East Rochester Public Library - East Rochester, NY

Fairport Historical Museum - Monroe County, NY

Fairport Public Library - Fairport, NY

FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Monroe County

FamilySearch Catalog - Monroe County, NY

Gates Public Library - Rochester, NY

Genealogy& Local History Collections - Monroe County, NY

Genesee Country Village & Museum - Monroe County, NY

The Greece Historical Society & Museum 

Greece Public Library - Greece, NY

Greece Public Library - Barnard Crossing Branch

Hamlin Public Library - Hamlin, NY

Henrietta Public Library - Local History

History of the East Rochester Public Library

Honeoye Falls-Mendon Historical Society Museum

Irondequoit Pioneer House Museum 

Irondequoit Public Library - Rochester, NY

Irondequoit Town Historian 

Libraries in Pittsford - Monroe County, NY

Local History and Genealogy - Monroe County, NY

Mendon Public Library - Honeoye Falls, NY

Monroe County Historian - Rochester, NY

Monroe County Library System - Digital Collections

Monroe County Library System - Locations & Hours

NYGenWeb Project - Monroe County Historians ​

Newman Riga Library - Churchville, NY

New York Museum of Transportation

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Ogden Farmers' Library - Spencerport, NY

Parma Museum - Monroe County, NY

Parma Public Library - Hilton, NY

Penfield Public Library - Penfield, NY

Penfield Town Historian - Local History Room

Pittsford Town Historian - Monroe County, NY

Public Libraries Library Directory - Monroe County, NY

Rare Books, Special Collections & Preservation

Rush Public Library - Rush, NY

Rochester Museum & Science Center - Monroe County, NY

Rochester Public Library - Locations Archive

Scottsville Free Library - Cox Local History Room

Scottsville Free Library - Scottsville, NY

Spencerport Depot and Canal Museum - Spencerport, NY

Strong Museum, Rochester - Monroe County, NY

Susan B. Anthony Museum & House - Monroe County, NY

Seymour Library ~ Brockport, NY

Tinker Museum - Monroe County, NY

Town of Hamlin Historian

Town of Parma - Town Historian

Town of Perinton Historian

USGenWeb Archives - Monroe County, NY Archives

WebArchive.org - Monroe County NY Archives

Webster Museum - Monroe County, NY

Webster Public Library - Webster, NY

Western Monroe Historical Society

Biographies

Biographies - Monroe County New York

Brief Biographies of Rochester Resdients | Vintage Views

Genealogy Trails History Group - Monroe County Biographies

NYGenWeb Project - Monroe County Biographies 

Our Family Tree - Monroe County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Monroe County, NY Biographies & Lineal Genealogies

Wikipedia.org - Monroe County Biographies

Wikipedia.org - Monroe County Notable Residents

Wikipedia.org - Rochester, NY Notable People

Books

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

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

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

NYGenWeb Project - Monroe County Online Books

Rochester Public Library - Digital Collections

Cemeteries

Burials in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery

Epodunk.com - Monroe County, NY

Find A Grave - Monroe County, NY

The Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery

Genealogy Trails History Group - Monroe County Cemeteries

The Graveyard Rabbit ~ Western NY State

Interment.net - Monroe County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Cemetery Records

Monroe County Cemeteries

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Monroe County

NYGenWeb Project - Monroe County Cemeteries 

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Monroe County

North Rush Cemetery - Monroe County, NY

Parma Union Cemetery - Monroe County, NY

The Political Graveyard - Monroe County, NY

Rochester Genealogical Society - Fairfield Cemetery Records

Rochester Genealogical Society - Mt. Hope Cemetery Records

Rochester Genealogical Society - Riverside Cemetery Records

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Monroe County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Monroe County, NY Cemeteries

WebArchive.org - Monroe  County Cemeteries 

Webster Union Cemetery - Monroe County, NY

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

Census-Online - Monroe County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Monroe County Census

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Census Records

New York State Census, 1865

New York State Census, 1875

New York State Census, 1892 

New York State Census, 1905

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

Wikipedia.org - Monroe County Census-Designated Places

1880 Monroe County, NY Census Records - FamilySearch.org

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1119 - 1920) - Monroe County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1120 - 1920) - Monroe County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1121 - 1920) - Monroe County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 ( Reel 1122 - 1920) - Monroe County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1123 - 1920) - Monroe County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1125 - 1920) - Monroe County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1446) - Monroe County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1447) - Monroe County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1448) - Monroe County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1149) - Monroe County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1450) - Monroe County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1451) - Monroe County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1455) - Monroe County, NY

Church Records

Ancestry.com - Rochester Monthly Meeting, Monroe County, New York: Quaker Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Monroe County Church Histories / Records

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Church Records

Rochester Churches Indexing Project - Monroe County, NY

Rochester Genealogical Society - Church Records Preservation Committee

USGenWeb Archives - Monroe County, NY Church Records

Court Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Monroe County Records

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

Monroe County Surrogate Court Clerk - Rochester, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Monroe County, NY Court Records

Directories

Ancestry.com - Cornell and Princeton University Directories, 1922

Ancestry.com - Gazetteer and Business Directory of Monroe County, N.Y. for 1869-70

Ancestry.com - Rochester, N.Y., the City of Varied Industries : Directory of Manufacturers

Ancestry.com - Rochester, New York Directory, 1888-91
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LDS Genealogy - Monroe County City Directories

Rochester, New York City Directory

Estate Records

Ancestry.com - Monroe County, New York, abstracts of wills

Genealogy Trails History Group - Monroe County Wills/Probate Records

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Probate Records

Monroe County, New York Guardianships

Monroe County, New York Will Testators

Probate Records 1629-1971 - Monroe County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Monroe County, NY Will Records, Probates & Indexes

Genealogies

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Histories and Genealogies

NYGenWeb Project - Monroe County Genealogical Guide 

History

Centennial Annals of St. Luke's Church, Rochester, N.Y 1817-1917

Clovis, Lamokas & Seneca once ruled Western New York

The Crooked Lake Review - Monroe County, NY

Diocese of Rochester - Monroe County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Monroe County History

Historical Collections of the Junior Pioneer Association of the City of Rochester and Monroe County, NY
(Vol 1)

Historical Collections of the Junior Pioneer Association of the City of Rochester and Monroe County, NY (Vol 2)

History of Monroe County, New York 1877 - Internet Archive

1907 History of Rochester and Monroe county, New York

1840-1908 History of Rochester and Monroe county, New York

History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase, and Morris' Reserve

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Histories and Genealogies

Landmarks of Monroe County, New York  1895

National Register of Historic Places - Monroe County, NY

The New Court House of Monroe County

Rochester and Monroe County 1937

The Struggle for Monroe County

USGenWeb Archives - Monroe County, NY History

Wikipedia.org - The Holland Purchase

Wikipedia.org - Monroe County, New York

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

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

Immigration and Naturalization Records

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Immigration Records

New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Land Records

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

Historic Map Works - Monroe County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Monroe County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Monroe County Maps 

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Monroe County Geography

Wikipedia.org - Rochester, NY Geography

Military Records

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

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

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841 - Monroe County, NY

Civil War Soldiers of Pittsford

Genealogy Trails History Group - Monroe County Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Military Records

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

Many Roads to Freedom - Monroe County, NY

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rochester Images - Many Roads to Freedom

USGenWeb Archives - Monroe County, NY Military Services & Pensions

Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Minority Records

Miscellaneous Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Monroe County Miscellaneous Data

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - Monroe County Place Names 

NYGenWeb Project - Monroe County NYMonroe List 

USGenNet - Monroe County Disasters

USGenNet - Monroe County Institutions

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Newspaper Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Monroe County Newspaper Data

Historic Map Works - Monroe County, New York

Items of Interest from Moore's Rural New-Yorker, 1855-1857

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Newspapers and Obituaries

Monroe County, NY - Chronicling America

Newspaper Abstracts - Monroe County, NY

​NYS Historic Newspapers - Monroe County, New York

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

The Post Express - Monroe County, NY

Rochester Beobachter - Monroe County, NY

The Rochester Evening Express

Rochester Evening Journal

Rochester Evening Journal and the Post Express

Rochester Evening Journal Post Express

Rochester Evening Journal the Post Express

Rochester Journal - Monroe County, NY

Rochester Journal and the Post Evening Express

Rochester Journal and the Post Express

Rochester Public Library - Digital Collections

RootsWeb - Monroe County Early News

The Volunteer - Monroe County, NY

Obituaries

Genealogy Buff - Monroe County, New York Obituary and Death Notices Collection

Genealogy Trails History Group - Monroe County Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Newspapers and Obituaries

Profetta Funeral Chapel - Monroe County, NY

RootsWeb - Obituary Index / Monroe County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Monroe County, NY Obituaries & Death Notices

Photographs

FamilyOldPhotos.com - East High School, Rochester, NY Swimming Team 1922

FamilyOldPhotos.com - Webster, NY High School 1921-22 Faculty

FamilyOldPhotos.com - Webster, NY High School Class of 1925

FamilyOldPhotos.com - Webster, NY High School Class of 1928

FamilyOldPhotos.com - Webster, NY School Faculty 1924-25

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

National Archives - Monroe County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Monroe County Pictures 

Rochester Images - School Heritage Collection

Rochester Public Library - Digital Collections

Resources

FamilySearch Wiki - Monroe County, New York

Monroe County Government - Rochester, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Monroe County Links 

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County School Records

Wikipedia.org - Monroe County Education

Wikipedia.org - Rochester, NY Education

Societies

Caleb Hopkins Chapter - Monroe County, NY

Central New York Genealogical Society - Monroe County

The Clarkson Historical Society

The Federation of East European Family History Societies

Gates Historical Society - Monroe County, NY

Irondequoit Historical Society - Monroe County, NY

Mary Fellows Penfield Chapter - Monroe County, NY

Parma-Hilton Historical Society - Monroe County, NY

Penfield Public Library - Monroe County, NY

Pointers-In-Person Chapter #25, Rochester

Rochester & Genesse Valley Railroad Museum

Rochester Genealogical Society, Inc - Monroe County, NY

Rochester Historical Society - Monroe County, NY

Western Monroe Historical Society - Morgan-Manning House

Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Tax Records

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of Rochester - Rochester, NY

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Records by City/Town

Rochester Genealogical Society - Records of the Perinton Town Historian

Town of Brighton - Rochester, NY

​Town of Chili - Rochester, NY

Town of Clarkson - Clarkson, NY

Town of East Rochester - East Rochester, NY

Town of Gates - Rochester, NY

Town of Greece - Greece, NY

Town of Hamlin - Hamlin, NY

Town of Henrietta - Henrietta, NY

Town of Irondequoit - Rochester, NY

Town of Mendon - Honeoye Falls, NY

Town of Ogden - Spencerport, NY

Town of Parma - Hilton, NY

Town of Penfield - Penfield, NY

Town of Perinton - Fairport, NY

Town of Pittsford - Pittsford, NY

Town of Riga - Churchville, NY

Town of Rush - Rush, NY

Town of Sweden - Brockport, NY

Town of Webster - Webster, NY

Town of Wheatland - Scottsville, NY

Village of Brockport - Sweden, NY

Village of Churchville - Riga, NY

Village of East Rochester - East Rochester, NY

Village of Fairport - Perinton, NY

Village of Hilton - Parma, NY

Village of Honeoye Falls, Mendon, NY

Village of Pittsford - Pittsford, NY

Village of Scottsville - Wheatland, NY

Village of Spencerport - Spencerport, NY

Village of Webster - Webster, NY

Wikipedia.org - Monroe County City

Wikipedia.org - Monroe County Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Monroe County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Monroe County Villages

Vital Records

1865 Deaths Extracted from the City of Rochester

1865 Deaths Extracted from the Monroe County, New York State Census

1865 Marriages Extracted from the Monroe County, New York State Census

1865 State Census, Mortality Schedule

1865 State Census Records - Monroe County, NY

GEDCOME Index - Monroe County, NY

GenWed.com - Monroe County, NY

Historic Marriage Records Research

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Monroe County Marriage Records

Monroe County Clerk - Rochester, NY

Monroe County Library System - Life Records

NYGenWeb Project - Monroe County Vital Records 

VitalRec.com - Monroe County, NY Vital Records