Genealogy Resources - Orleans 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

Cobblestone Society Museum - Orleans County, NY

Community Free Library, NY

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

Family History Library Catalog - Orleans County, NY

Kendall Town Historian - Orleans County, NY

Lee-Whedon Memorial Library, NY

Medina Railroad Museum - Orleans County, NY

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Orleans County Public Libraries

Swan Library, NY

Town of Albion Historian  - Orleans County, NY

Town of Carlton Historian  - Orleans County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Orleans County, NY Archives

Yates Community Library, NY

Bible Records

USGenWeb Archives - Orleans County, NY Bible Records

Biographies

Biographies - Orleans County

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orleans County, NY Biographies

Orleans County, New York Biographies

Our Family Tree - Orleans County, NY

Pioneer History of Orleans County, New York

Wikipedia.org - People from Orleans County, New York

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Orleans County - Interment.net

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

Epodunk.com - Orleans County, NY

Find A Grave - Orleans County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orleans County, NY Cemeteries

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Cemetery Records

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Cemeteries

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Orleans County

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project  - Orleans County

Orleans County New York Cemeteries

The Political Graveyard - Orleans County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Orleans County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Orleans County, NY Cemeteries

Wayback Machine - Clarendon Pioneer Cemeteries

Census Records

Census-Online - Orleans County, NY

Cyndi's List - Orleans County, NY Census

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Census Records

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Census Records

New York State Census, 1865 - Orleans County

New York, State Census, 1875 - Orleans County

Official 1940 Census Website - Orleans County, NY

US-Census.org - Orleans County, NY

1840 Census of Pensioners - Orleans County, NY

1880 Orleans County, NY Census Records - FamilySearch.org

14th Census of Population, 1920 - Orleans County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1634)  - Orleans County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1635) - Orleans County, NY

Church Records

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Church Records

Court Records

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

Orleans County Surrogate Court Clerk

Directories

Cyndi's List - Orleans County, NY Directories

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County City Directories

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Directories

Orleans County, New York Online Historical Directories

Estate Records

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Probate Records

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Wills

Orleans County, New York Will Testators

Probate Records 1629-1971 - Orleans County, NY 

USGenWeb Archives - Will Records, Probates & Indexes

History

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

The Earliest New Yorkers - Orleans County, NY

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

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orleans County, NY History

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

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

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

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Histories and Genealogies

Landmarks of Orleans County, New York  1894

National Register of Historic Places - Orleans County, NY

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

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Family Histories

Orleans County History & Culture

Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York 1849

Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York 1850

Pioneer History of Orleans County, New York  1871 

Wikipedia.org - The Holland Purchase

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

Wikipedia.org - Orleans County, New York

Immigration Records

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Immigration Records

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Land Records

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

Historic Map Works - Orleans County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Orleans County, New York

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Orleans County, NY Geography

Military Records

1840 Census of Pensioners - Orleans County, NY

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orleans County, NY Military Records

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

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Military

National Archive - WWII Army Casualties: Orleans County, New York

USGenWeb Archives - Orleans County, NY Military Records

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

Miscellaneous Records

Cyndi's List - Orleans County, NY Social Networking

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Mailing List

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Surnames

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Newspaper Records

Cyndi's List - Orleans County, NY Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orleans County, NY Newspaper Data

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Newspapers and Obituaries

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Newspaper Articles

NYS Historic Newspapers - Orleans County, New York

Newspaper Abstracts - Orleans County, NY

Orleans County Newspaper Abstracts

Orleans County Newspapers

Resources

Cyndi's List - Orleans County, NY General Resources

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Links & Look-ups

Orleans County, NY Government

WebArchive.org - Orleans County, NY

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orleans County, NY Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Newspapers and Obituaries

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Obits & Looking Back

Obituary Index - Orleans County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Orleans County, NY Obituaries

Photography

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

National Archive - Orleans County, New York

Publications

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

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County School Records

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Education

Wikipedia.org - Orleans County, NY Education

Societies

Central New York Genealogical Society

Clarendon New York Historical Group

Cobblestone Society - Orleans County, NY

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

The Landmark Society of Western New York

Orleans Chapter

Orleans County Genealogical Society

Orleans County Historical Association 

Western New York Genealogical Society

Tax Records

Orleans County, NY Government - Real Property

Orleans County, NY Government - Treasurer

Towns, Cities & Villages

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Records by City/Town

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Towns & Villages

Orleans County, New York Town Histories

Town of Albion, New York

Town of Barre, New York

Town of Carlton, New York

Town of Clarendon, New York

Town of Gaines, New York

Town of Kendall, New York

Town of Murray, New York

Town of Ridgeway, New York​

Town of Shelby, New York

Town of Yates, New York

Village of Albion, New York

Village of Holley, New York

Village of Lyndonville, New York

Village of Medina, New York​

Wikipedia.org - Orleans County, NY Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Orleans County, NY Towns

Wikipedia.org - Orleans County, NY Villages

Vital Records

GEDCOM Index - Orleans County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orleans County, NY Marriages

GenWed.com - Orleans County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Orleans County Marriage Records

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Births

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Marriages

NYGenWeb Project - Orleans County, NY Vital Statistics

Orleans County, NY Government - County Clerk

Orleans County, NY Government - Historian

Orleans County, NY Government - Records Management

USGenWeb Archives - Orleans County Marriage Records

VitalRec.com - Orleans County, NY