Genealogy Resources - Oswego 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

Annie Porter Ainsworth Memorial Library, NY

Archival Index of Oswego County

Archives and Special Collections - Oswego County, NY

Bridge House Museum - Oswego County, NY

Casey's Cottage - Oswego County, NY

Central Square Library, NY

Cogswell Free Library, NY

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

Family History Library Catalog - Oswego County, NY

Fulton Public Library, NY

Hannibal Free Library, NY

H. Lee White Marine Museum

John D. Murray Firefighter's Museum 

Local History - Oswego County, NY

Mexico Public Library, NY​

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Oswego County, NY Historians

Oswego County, NY Public Libraries

Oswego Public Library, NY

Parish Public Library, NY

Phoenix Public Library, NY​

Pulaski Public Library, NY​

Records Center Research Materials - Oswego County, NY

Richardson-Bates House Museum - Oswego County, NY

Safe Haven Museum - Oswego County, NY

Sandy Creek History Center - Oswego County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Oswego County, NY Archives

Williamstown Library, NY​​

Bible Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Oswego County, NY Family Bibles

Biographies

Biographies - Oswego County New York

Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York Transcribed

Genealogy Trails History Group - Oswego County, NY Biographies

History of Oswego County, New York 1877

1895 Landmarks Book of Oswego Co, NY

Oswego County, New York Biographies

Our Family Tree - Oswego County, NY

WebArchive.org - Family Sketches in Oswego County

WebArchive.org - Family Sketches in Oswego County, Part II

WebArchive.org - Family Sketches in Oswego County, Part III

WebArchive.org - Oswego County, NY Biographies

Wikipedia.org - People from Oswego County, New York

Cemeteries

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

Epodunk.com - Oswego County, NY

Find A Grave - Oswego County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Oswego County, NY Cemeteries

Interment.net - Oswego County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Cemetery Records

NYGenWeb Project - Oswego County, NY Cemeteries

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Oswego County

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Oswego County

The Political Graveyard - Oswego County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Oswego County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Oswego County, NY Cemeteries 

WebArchive.org - Oswego County, NY Cemeteries

Census Records

Census-Online - Oswego County, NY

Cyndi's List - Oswego County, NY Census

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Census Records

New York State Census, 1865 - Oswego County, NY

New York State Census, 1875 - Oswego County, NY

Official 1940 Census Website  - Oswego County, NY

US-Census.org - Oswego County, NY

WebArchive.org - Oswego County, NY Census Records

WebArchive.org - Records of the Clement, Spencer and Patten Families

Wikipedia.org - Oswego County, NY Census-Designated Places

1880 Census Records Search - FamilySearch.org

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1253 - 1920) - Oswego County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1254 - 1920) - Oswego County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 135) - Oswego County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1636 -1930) - Oswego County, NY

Church Records

Cyndi's List - Oswego County, NY Religion & Churches

Genealogy Trails History Group - Oswego County, NY Church Histories/Records

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Church Records

WebArchive.org - Church Histories in Oswego County

Court Records

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Court Records

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

Oswego Count, NY Judicial Offices

Oswego County, NY Surrogate Court Clerk

WebArchive.org - Justices of the Peace or Magistrates in 1910

WebArchive.org - Oswego County Offices 

Directories

Central New York Business Directory 1904-1905

Cyndi's List - Oswego County, NY Directories

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County City Directories

WebArchive.org - Notaries Public for Oswego County in 1910

WebArchive.org - Oswego County, NY Farm Directory 1917-1918

WebArchive.org - Records of the Clement, Spencer and Patten Families

Estate Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Oswego County, NY Wills/Probate Records

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Probate Records

Oswego County, New York Will Testators

Probate Records 1629-1971 - Oswego County, NY

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

WebArchive.org - Oswego County, NY Deeds and Wills

History

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

Genealogy Trails History Group - Oswego County, NY History

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

The Historical Marker Database - Oswego County, NY

History of Oswego County, New York 1877 - Internet Archive

National Register of Historic Places - Oswego County. NY

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Histories and Genealogies

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

The North Country - Oswego County, NY

Oswego County Clerk's Office - Oswego County Timeline and History

USGenWeb Archives - Oswego County, NY History

WebArchive.org - Business in Oswego County

WebArchive.org - Early History & Conditions of Oswego

WebArchive.org - Early Oswego County Historical Society

WebArchive.org - Family Migration Trails

WebArchive.org - Great Lakes Migration Trail

WebArchive.org - History of Oswego County

WebArchive.org - History of Oswego Co. and Townships

WebArchive.org - 1928 Oswego County Officials

WebArchive.org - Oswego County Post Offices in the Year of 1853

WebArchive.org - Oswego County Treasurers and County Clerks 

WebArchive.org - The "Plank Road History"

WebArchive.org - Records of the Clement, Spencer and Patten Families

WebArchive.org - Town Citizens' Names

WebArchive.org - Women in Oswego County History

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

Wikipedia.org - Oswego County, NY

Immigration and Naturalization Records

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Immigration Records

Northern District Court of NY Naturalization Project

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Land Records

Oswego Deed Indexes Search

USGenWeb Archives - Oswego County, NY Deed / Land Records

WebArchive.org - Oswego County, NY Deeds and Wills

WebArchive.org - Land Owners in 1814

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

Historic Map Works - Oswego County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Oswego County, New York

New York Census and County Formation Maps

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

WebArchive.org - 1854 Map of the Town of Hannibal, NY

WebArchive.org - 1885 Map of Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - 1860 Map of Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - 1867 New Topographical Atlas of Oswego Co. NY

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

WebArchive.org - 1902 Map of Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - NY Cortland Co. GenWeb, Map of Central New York

WebArchive.org - Old Map of Town of Amboy 

WebArchive.org - Oswego County Township Map

WebArchive.org - Oswego State University Map of Oswego County

Wikipedia.org - Oswego County, NY Geography

Military Records

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841

Genealogy Trails History Group - Oswego County, NY Military Records

Historic Fort Ontario

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Military Records

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

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

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

USGenWeb Archives - Oswego County, NY Military Records

WebArchive.org - Oswego County, NY Military

WebArchive.org - Ships Log Book of Captain George Washington Clement

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

Miscellaneous Records

Cyndi's List - Oswego County, NY Social Networking

Genealogy Trails History Group - Oswego County, NY Miscellaneous Data

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Miscellaneous Records

WebArchive.org - KODTRAK Kountry

WebArchive.org - Oswego County, NY Links Page 

WebArchive.org - Oswego County, NY Misc. 

WebArchive.org - New York State Grange 1873 - 1933

WebArchive.org - Oswego Co. Public Official's List

WebArchive.org - Oswego County, NY Treasures of the Past

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Newspaper Records

Cyndi's List - Oswego County, NY Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Oswego County, NY Newspaper Data

Index to Oswego Palladium-Times Centennial Edition

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Newspapers and Obituaries

NYS Historic Newspapers - Oswego County, New York

Newspaper Abstracts - Oswego County, NY

Northern New York Historical Newspapers

Oswego County Newspapers 

Oswego Newspaper Index 1820-1855 Plus

Obituaries

Foster-Hax Funeral Home -Oswego County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Oswego County, NY Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Newspapers and Obituaries

Nelson Funeral Home -Oswego County, NY

Obituary Index - Oswego County, NY

The Palladium Times - Oswego County, NY

WebArchive.org - Oswego County, NY Obituaries

Photographs

Cyndi's List - Oswego County, NY Photographs & Memories

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

National Archives - Oswego County, New York

WebArchive.org - Oswego County, NY Photographs of Times Past

Resources

Cyndi's List - Oswego County, NY General Resources

Northeastern Genealogy Online

Oswego County, New York Genealogical Records Information

Oswego County NY Government

WebArchive.org - Bibliography of Oswego County, New York

WebArchive.org - The Harbours and Ports of Lake Ontario, in a Series of Charts

WebArchive.org - Helpful Hints to Develop Your Family Tree

WebArchive.org - Oswego County, NY Off-line Resources

WebArchive.org - Oswego County, NY Local Resources

School Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Oswego County, NY School Records

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County School Records

Societies

Central New York Genealogical Society

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

Half-Shire Historical Society - Oswego County, NY

Historical Association of South Jefferson

Oswego County Genealogy Society

Pulaski Historical Society - Oswego County, NY

Richardson-Bates House Museum

Town of Oswego Historical Society

West Monroe Historical Society

Tax Records

Oswego Count, NY Real Property Tax Office

Oswego Count, NY Treasurer

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of Fulton, NY

City of Oswego, New York

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Records by City/Town

NYGenWeb Project - Oswego County, NY Towns and Cities

Oswego County, New York Town Histories

Town of Albion, New York

Town of Amboy, New York

​Town of Boylston, New York

Town of Constantia, New York

​Town of Granby, New York

​Town of Hannibal, New York

​Town of Hastings, New York

​Town of Mexico, New York

​Town of Minetto, New York

​Town of New Haven, New York

​Town of Orwell, New York

​Town of Oswego, New York

​Town of Palermo, New York

Town of Parish, New York

​Town of Redfield, New York

​Town of Richland, New York

Town of Sandy Creek, New York

Town of Schroeppel, New York​

​Town of Scriba, New York

​Town of Volney, New York

​Town of West Monroe, New York

Town of Williamstown, New York

​Village of Central Square, New York

​Village of Cleveland, New York

​Village of Hannibal, New York

​Village of Lacona, New York

​Village of Mexico, New York

​Village of Parish, New York

​Village of Phoenix, New York

​Village of Pulaski, New York

​Village of Sandy Creek, New York

WebArchive.org - City of Oswego, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Albion Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Amboy Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Boylston Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Constantia Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Fulton Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Granby Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Hannibal Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Hastings Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Mexico Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of New Haven Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Orwell Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Palermo Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Parish Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Redfield Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Richland Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Sandy Creek Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Schroeppel Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Scriba Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Oswego, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Volney Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of West Monroe Oswego County, N.Y.

WebArchive.org - Town of Williamstown Oswego County, N.Y.

Wikipedia.org - Oswego County, NY Cities

Wikipedia.org - Oswego County, NY Towns

Wikipedia.org - Oswego County, NY Villages

Vital Records

GEDCOM Index - Oswego County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Oswego County, NY Death Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Oswego County, NY Marriages

GenWed.com - Oswego County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Oswego County Marriage Records

NYGenWeb Project - Oswego County, NY Births, Marriages & Deaths

NYGenWeb Project - Oswego County, NY  Vital Records Information

Oswego Count, NY Judicial Clerk

VitalRec.com - Oswego County, NY Vital Records