Genealogy Resources - Ontario 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

Allen's Hill Free Library, NY

A.W.A. Electronic Communication Museum

Balmanno Cottage - Ontario County, NY

Bloomfield Public Library, NY

Canandaigua Inn Park - Ontario County, NY

Clifton Springs Library, NY

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

Family History Library Catalog - Ontario County, NY

Foster Cottage Museum - Ontario County, NY

Geneva Public Library, NY

Gorham Free Library, NY

The Gorham Town Historian - Ontario County, NY

Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum

Honeoye Public Library, NY

Johnston House - Ontario County, NY

Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society Museum - Ontario County, NY

Ontario County, NY Government - Historian

Ontario County, NY Government - Records & Archives

Ontario County Public Libraries

Naples Library, NY

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Phelps Community Memorial Library, NY

Prouty-Chew House - Ontario County, NY

Red Jacket Community Library, NY

Rose Hill Mansion - Ontario County, NY

Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park

Victor Free Library, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Ontario County, NY Archives

Wood Library, NY

Bible Records

USGenWeb Archives - Ontario County, NY Bible Records

Biographies

Biographies - Ontario County New York

Genealogy Trails History Group - Ontario County, NY Biographies

Google Books - A History of Ontario County, New York and Its People, 1911 (Vol 1)

Google Books - A History of Ontario County, New York and its People (Vo1 2)

A History of Ontario County, New York and Its People

A History of Ontario County, New York and its People (Volume 1) 

A History of Ontario County, New York and Its People, 1911 (Volume 2)

NYGenWeb Project - Ontario County, NY Biographies

USGenWeb Archives - Ontario County, NY Biographies

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Biographies

Wikipedia.org - People from Ontario County, New York

Cemeteries

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

Epodunk.com - Ontario County, NY

Find A Grave - Ontario County Cemetery List

Genealogy Trails History Group - Ontario County, NY Cemeteries

Interment.net - Cemeteries of Ontario County

Hopewell Pioneer Cemetery - Ontario County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Ontario County

NYGenWeb Project - Ontario County, NY Cemetery Records

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Ontario County

North Bloomfield Cemetery - Ontario County, NY

The Political Graveyard - Ontario County, NY

Pulteney Street Cemetery, Geneva  M-Z 

Pulteney Street Cemetery, Geneva  A-L

Rice Cemetery at Orleans, Town of Phelps

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Ontario County, NY Cemeteries

USGenWeb New York Archives - Ontario County, NY Cemeteries

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Cemeteries

Woodlawn Cemetery - Ontario County, NY

Census Records

Census | Ontario County, NY - Official Website

Census Records | Yates County, NY

Cyndi's List - Ontario County, NY Census

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Census Records

USCensus.org - Ontario  County, NY Census Records

USGenWeb Archives - Ontario County, NY Census Records

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Census for Homes, Hospitals & Almhouses

Wikipedia.org - Ontario County Census-Designated Places

1880 Census Records Search for Ontario County, NY - FamilySearch.org

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1250) - Ontario County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1251 - 1920) - Ontario County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 - Ontario County, NY

Church Records

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Church Records

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Churches

Court Records

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

Ontario County, NY Government - Legal

USGenWeb Archives - Ontario County, NY Court Records

Directories

Cyndi's List - Ontario County, NY Directories

Gazetteer and Business Directory of Ontario County, NY 1867-8

Geneva Directory  1857-58, A-B

Geneva Directory  1857-58, C-D

Geneva Directory  1857-58, E-H

Geneva Directory  1857-58, I-L

Geneva Directory  1857-58, M-O

Geneva Directory  1857-58, P-R

Geneva Directory  1857-58, S-T

Geneva Directory  1857-58, U-Z 

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County City Directories

Ontario County Directory 1884-5

Ontario County, New York City, County, and Rural Directories   

Estate Records

Cyndi's List - Ontario County, NY Wills & Probate

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Probate Records

NYGenWeb Project - Ontario County, NY Wills

Ontario County Estate Records

Ontario County, New York Will Testators

Probate Records 1629-1971 - Ontario County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Ontario County, NY Wills & Probates

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Wills, Obits & Deeds List

History

The Crooked Lake Review - Ontario County, NY

The Earliest New Yorkers - Western, NY History

Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1860 - Ontario County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Ontario County, NY History

Geography of the state of New York, 1847  Ontario County

Growing up With Ontario County

Hamlet of Orleans Baptist Church - Ontario County, NY

History of Churches in Geneva - Ontario County, NY

History of Ontario County, New York 1893 -Internet Archive

A History of Ontario County, New York and Its People 1911

A History of Ontario County, New York and Its People, 1911 (Vol 1)

A History of Ontario County, New York and Its People, 1911 (Vol 2)

History of Ontario County, New York, and its People (Vol 1)

History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps & Gorham's Purchase

History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase, and Morris' Reserve 1851

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Histories and Genealogies

A Narrative of the Late Revivals of Religion - Ontario County, NY

National Register of Historic Places - Ontario County, NY

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

NYGenWeb Project - Ontario County, NY History

Oaks Corners Presbyterian Church

USGenWeb Archives - Ontario County, NY History

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY History

Wikipedia.org - The Holland Purchase

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

Wikipedia.org - Ontario County, NY

Immigration and Naturalization Records

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Immigration Records

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Land Records

USGenWeb Archives - Ontario County, NY Deeds & Land Records

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Real Estate Transactions

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Wills, Obits & Deeds List

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

Historic Map Works - Ontario County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Ontario County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Ontario County, NY Maps

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Ontario County Geography

Military Records

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

Genealogy Trails History Group - Ontario County, NY Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Military Records

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

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Ontario County, New York​

NYGenWeb Project - Ontario County, NY Military

USGenWeb Archives - Ontario County, NY Military Records

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Military

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

Minority Records

Ganondagan State Historic Site

Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - Ontario County, NY People in the News

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Family Pages

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Graduations

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Misc. Data & Jail Rolls 

New York Counties

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Yates County

Newspaper Records

Cyndi's List - Ontario County, NY Newspapers

The Expositor - Ontario County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Ontario County, NY Newspaper Data

1916 Geneva Daily Times - Ontario County, NY

1917 Geneva Daily Times - Ontario County, NY

1918 Geneva Daily Times - Ontario County, NY

1919 Geneva Daily Times - Ontario County, NY

1920 Geneva Daily Times - Ontario County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Newspapers and Obituaries

Newspaper Abstracts - Ontario County, NY

NYS Historic Newspapers - Ontario County, New York

Ontario County, NY Newspapers

USGenWeb Archives - Ontario County, NY Newspaper Records

Obituaries

Finger Lakes Times - Ontario County, NY

Fuller Funeral Home - Ontario County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Ontario County, NY Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Newspapers and Obituaries

NYGenWeb Project - Ontario County, NY Obituaries

Obituary Index - Ontario County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Ontario County, NY Obituaries

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Wills, Obits & Deeds List

Photographs

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

National Archives - Ontario County, New York​

NYGenWeb Project - Ontario County, NY Photos

Publications

Cyndi's List - Ontario County, NY Publications, Software & Supplies

Queries

NYGenWeb Project - Ontario County, NY Queries

NYGenWeb Project - Ontario County, NY Surnames

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Query & Surname List

Resources

Cyndi's List - Ontario County, NY General Resources

NYGenWeb Project - Ontario County, NY Links

Ontario County, NY Government

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Links

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Research Resources

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County School Records

Societies

Bristol Historical Society - Ontario County, NY

Canandaigua Chapter - Ontario County, NY

Central New York Genealogical Society

Cyndi's List - Ontario County, NY Societies & Groups

E. Bloomfield Historical Society - Ontario County, NY

Genesee Area Genealogists  - Ontario County, NY

Geneva Historical Society - Ontario County, NY

Hopewell Historical Society - Ontario County, NY

Kiandaga Chapter - Ontario County, NY

The Landmark Society of Western New York

Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society

Ontario County Genealogical Society

Ontario County Historical Society Museum

Phelps Community Historical Society 

Phelps Historical Society 

Seneca Chapter - Ontario County, NY

Victor Historical Society - Ontario County, NY

Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Tax Records

Ontario County, NY Government - Real Property Tax

Ontario County, NY Government - Treasurer

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of Canandaigua, New York

City of Geneva, New York

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Records by City/Town

Ontario County New York Town Histories

Town of Bristol, New York

Town of Canandaigua, New York

Town of East Bloomfield, New York

Town of Farmington, New York

Town of Geneva, New York

Town of Gorham, New York

Town of Hopewell, New York

Town of Manchester, New York

Town of Naples, New York

Town of Phelps, New York

Town of Seneca, New York

Town of South Bristol, New York

Town of Victor, New York

Town of West Bloomfield, New York

Village of Bloomfield, New York

Village of Clifton Springs, New York

Village of Manchester, New York

Village of Naples, New York

Village of Phelps, New York

Village of Rushville, New York

Village of Shortsville, New York

Village of Victor, New York

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Town Histories

Wikipedia.org - Ontario County Cities

Wikipedia.org - Ontario County Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Ontario County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Ontario County Villages

Vital Records

GEDCOM Index - Ontario County, NY

GenWed.com - Ontario County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Ontario County Marriage Records

NYGenWeb Project - Ontario County, NY Vital Records

Ontario County, NY Government - Clerk

VitalRec.com - Ontario County, NY Vital Records

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Birth, Marriage, Death Notices

WebArchive.org - Ontario County, NY Marriages