Genealogy Resources - Niagara 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

Babcock House Museum - Niagara County, NY

Barker Free Library - Barker, NY

Cambria Historical Society - Town Historian’s Corner

Cyndi's List - Niagara County, NY Libraries, Archives & Museums

Departments of Niagara County

Family History Library Catalog - Niagara County, NY

Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum

Lewiston Public Library - Genealogy

Lockport Public Library - Lockport, NY

Local History Room Resources

Newfane Public Library - Local History & Genealogy

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Niagara County Government - Historian 

Niagara County Public Libraries

Niagara Falls Library - Hours & Locations

Niagara Falls Library - Local History Dept.

Niagara University Library

North Tonawanda History Museum

North Tonawanda Public Library - Local History

Old Fort Niagara

Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier

Ransomville Free Library - Ransomville, NY

Royalton Hartland Community Library - Middleport, NY

Sanborn-Pekin Free Library - Sanborn, NY

Town of Royalton Historian

Town of Somerset Historian

USGenWeb Archives - Niagara County, NY Archives

Wilson Free Library - Wilson, NY

Youngstown Free Library - Youngstown, NY

Biographies

Biographies - Niagara County New York

Genealogy Trails History Group - Niagara County, NY Biographies

Landmarks of Niagara County, New York 1897

NYGenWeb Project - Niagara County Biographies

Niagara County, NY Biographies

Our Family Tree - Niagara Falls County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Niagara County, NY Biographies

Wikipedia.org - People from Niagara County, New York

Cemeteries

Acacia Park - Niagara County, NY

Cyndi's List - Niagara County, NY Cemeteries & Funeral Homes

Epodunk.com - Niagara County, NY

Find A Grave - Niagara County, NY Cemeteries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Niagara County, NY Cemeteries

Gilbert Cemetery - Niagara County, NY

Interment.net - Niagara County, NY Cemetery Records

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Niagara County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Niagara County Cemeteries

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Niagara County, NY

The Political Graveyard  - Niagara County, NY

St. Patrick's Cemetery, Town of Hartland, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Niagara County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Niagara County, NY Cemeteries

Census Records

Census-Online.com - Niagara County, NY

Cyndi's List - Niagara County, NY Census

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Census Records

NYGenWeb Project - Niagara County Census
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New York State Census, 1865

New York State Census, 1875

New York, State Census, 1905

US-Census.org - Niagara County, NY

U.S. Census Non-Population Schedules, New York, 1850-1880

USGenWeb Archives - Niagara County, NY Census Records

1850 Federal Census - Niagara County, NY

1880 Census Records for Niagara County, NY - FamilySearch.org

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1240) - Niagara County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1241 - 1920) - Niagara County, NY

Church Records

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Church Records

USGenWeb Archives - Niagara County, NY Church Records

Court Records

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Court Records

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

Niagara County Surrogate Court Clerk - Lockport, NY

Directories

Cyndi's List - Niagara County, NY Directories

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County City Directories

Niagara County, New York Online Historical Directories

Estate Records

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Probate Records

Niagara County, New York Will Testators Index

Probate Records 1629-1971 - Niagara County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Niagara County Will Records, Probates & Indexes 

History

Cyndi's List - Niagara County, NY History & Culture

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

Genealogy Trails History Group - Niagara County, NY History

Geography of the State of New York, 1847 - Niagara County, NY

The Historical Marker Database - Niagara County, NY

History of Niagara County, NY 1878 (Vol 1)

History of Western New York

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Histories and Genealogies

Lockport Public Library History

National Register of Historic Places - Niagara County, NY

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

Niagara Portage and its First Attempted Settlement Under British Rule

NYGenWeb Project - Niagara County History

An Old Frontier of France (Vol 1) - Niagara County, NY

An Old Frontier of France (Vol 2) - Niagara County, NY

Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York

Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York 1850

Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York 1849 

The Pioneer Period - Niagara County, NY

Studies of the Niagara Frontier - Niagara County, NY

The Tale of Captives at Fort Niagara

Wikipedia.org - The Holland Purchase

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

Wikipedia.org - Niagara County, NY

Immigration and Naturalization Records

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Immigration Records

National Archives - Petition for Naturalization for Hedwig von Trapp

Northern Arrival Manifests 1902-1956   

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Land Records

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

Historic Map Works - Niagara County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Niagara County, New York

NYS Historic Newspapers - New York County, New York

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Niagara County Geography

Military Records

A Brief History of Old Fort Niagara 1896

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841

Genealogy Trails History Group - Niagara County, NY Military

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Military Records

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 - Niagara County, NY

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

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

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

NYGenWeb Project - Niagara County Military

Old Niagara County's share in the battle of Lake Erie 1913

Papers Relating to the War of 1812 on the Niagara Frontier

Town of Somerset Veterans - Niagara County, NY

World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps ​​​

Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Minority Records

Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - Niagara County Miscellaneous

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Newspaper Records

Cyndi's List - Niagara County Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Niagara County, NY Newspaper Data

NYS Historic Newspapers - Niagara County, New York

Niagara County, NY - Chronicling America

Niagara County Newspapers

Newspaper Abstracts - Niagara County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Newspapers and Obituaries

Obituaries

Brunner Funeral Home - Niagara County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Niagara County, NY Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Newspapers and Obituaries

Lockport Union-Sun & Journal Online

M. J. Colucci & Son Funeral Chapels

Niagara Gazette

Obituary Index - Niagara County, NY

Otto Redanz Funeral Home

Rutland-Corwin Funeral Home

USGenWeb Archives - Niagara County, NY Obituaries & Death Notices

Photographs

Cyndi's List - Niagara County Photographs & Memories

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

National Archives - Niagara County, New York

Queries

Cyndi's List - Niagara County Social Networking

NYGenWeb Project - Niagara County Queries

Resources

American Local History Network - Niagara County, New York

Cyndi's List - Niagara County, NY General Resources

Niagara County Government - Lockport, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Niagara County Links

NYGenWeb Project - Niagara County Resources

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County School Records

Societies

Central New York Genealogical Society

Cyndi's List - Niagara County Societies & Groups

Niagara County Genealogical Society

Niagara County Historical Society

Niagara Falls Chapter 

Niagara Frontier Chapter

Niagara Web Magazine

Sanborn Area Historical Society

Town of Lockport History

Town of Newfane Historical Society

Town of Niagara Historical Society

Town of Pendleton Historical Society

Town of Porter Historical Society

Town of Somerset Historical Society

Wilson Historical Society

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of Lockport - Lockport, NY

City of Niagara Falls - Niagara Falls, NY

City of North Tonawanda - North Tonawanda, NY

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Records by City/Town

Niagara County New York History - Town Histories

Town of Cambria - Sanborn, NY

Town of Hartland - Gasport, NY

​Town of Lewiston - Lewiston, NY

Town of Lockport - Lockport, NY

Town of Newfane - Newfane, NY

Town of Niagara - Niagara, NY

Town of Pendleton - Lockport, NY

Town of Porter - Youngstown, NY

Town of Royalton - Middleport, NY

Town of Somerset - Barker, NY

Town of Wheatfield - Wheatfield, NY

Town of Wilson - Wilson, NY

Vital Records

GEDCOM Index - Niagara County, NY

Cyndi's List - Niagara County, NY Birth, Marriage, Death

GenWed.com - Niagara County, NY Marriage Records

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Niagara County Marriage Records

Niagara County Government - County Clerk 

NYGenWeb Project - Niagara County Vitals

VitalRec.com - Niagara County, NY Vital Records