Genealogy Resources - Putnam 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

Alice Curtis Desmond and Hamilton Fish Library

Brewster Public Library, NY

Cyndi's List - Putnam County, New York

Family History Library Holdings - Putnam County, NY

Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library

Kent Public Library

Literary Union Library of Carmel

Mahopac Public Library

NYGenWeb Project - Putnam County, NY Archives & Repositories

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Patterson Library

Putnam County, NY Historian

Putnam County, NY Records Center & Micrographic Bureau

Putnam History Museum

Putnam Valley Free Library

Southeast Museum - Putnam County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Putnam County, NY Archives

Walter Brewster House - Putnam County, NY

Bible Records 

USGenNet - Putnam County, NY Bible Records ​

Biographies

Biographical Sketches - Putnam County, NY

Biographies - Putnam County New York

Genealogy Trails History Group - Putnam County, NY

The History of Putnam County, NY 1849

History of Putnam County, New York 1886

History of Putnam County, New York With Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men

Our Family Tree - Putnam County, NY

Wikipedia.org - People from Putnam County, New York

Cemeteries

Cemetery Inscriptions of Putnam County, NY

Cyndi's List - Putnam County, New York  

Epodunk.com - Putnam County, NY

Find A Grave - Putnam County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Putnam County, NY

Interment.net - Putnam County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Putnam County

NYGenWeb Project - Putnam County, NY Cemeteries

The Political Graveyard - Putnam County, NY

Putnam Graveyards - Putnam County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Putnam County, NY

Census Records

Census-Online - Putnam County, NY

Cyndi's List - Putnam County, New York

Don's List - Putnam County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Putnam County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Census Records

Official 1940 Census Website - Putnam County, NY

US-Census.org - Putnam County, NY

USGenNet - 1925 Putnam Plus State Census

USGenWeb Archives - Putnam County, NY Census Records

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

1880 Census Search for Putnam County, NY- FamilySearch.org

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1256 - 1920) - Putnam County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1637) - Putnam County, NY

Church Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Putnam County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Church Records

Court Records

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

Putnam County, NY Surrogate Court Clerk

Directories

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County City Directories

Estate Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Putnam County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Probate Records

Putnam County, New York Will Testators

USGenNet - Putnam County, NY Wills

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

General Resources

Cyndi's List - Putnam County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Putnam County, NY County Information

NYGenWeb Project - Putnam County, NY Genealogical Resources

NYGenWeb Project - Putnam County, NY Lookups

Putnam County, NY Government

History

About the Kent Public Library - Putnam County, NY

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

Geography of the state of New York, 1847 - Putnam County

Historic Hudson Valley

The Historical Marker Database  Putnam County, NY

The History of Putnam County, NY

The History of Putnam County, NY 1849 - Internet Archive

History of Putnam County, New York 1886 - Internet Archive

History of St. Philip's Church - Putnam County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places - Putnam County, NY

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

NYGenWeb Project - Putnam County, NY Profile & History

Putnam County, NY Town Histories

Preserve Putnam County

USGenWeb Archives - Putnam County, NY History

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places Listings in Putnam County, New York

Wikipedia.org - Putnam County, New York

Immigration and Naturalization Records

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Immigration Records

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Land Records

Putnam County, NY Clerks Office

USGenNet - Putnam County, NY Deeds

Map Records

Cyndi's List - Putnam County, New York

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

Historic Map Works - Putnam County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Putnam County, New York

New York Census and County Formation Maps

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Putnam County, NY Geography

Military Records

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841

Cyndi's List - Putnam County, New York

Genealogy Trails History Group - Putnam County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Military Records

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

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
Revolutionary War Petition - Putnam County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Putnam County, NY Military Records

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

Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Minority Records

Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Miscellaneous Records

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Newspaper Records

Cyndi's List - Putnam County, New York

Genealogy Trails History Group - Putnam County, NY

Hudson Valley News

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Putnam County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Newspapers and Obituaries

Newspaper Records - Putnam County, NY

NYS Historic Newspapers - Putnam County, New York

Putnam County Newspapers

Obituaries

Cargain Funeral Homes - Putnam County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Putnam County, NY

The Journal News - Putnam County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Newspapers and Obituaries

Obituary Index - Putnam County, NY

Putnam County News and Recorder

Photographs

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

National Archives - Putnam County, New York

Publications

Cyndi's List - Putnam County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Putnam County, NY Bibliography

NYGenWeb Project - Putnam County, NY Gazetteers

USGenNet - Putnam County, NY Stories

Queries & Mailing List

Cyndi's List - Putnam County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Putnam County, NY Mailing List

NYGenWeb Project - Putnam County, NY Queries

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County School Records

Wikipedia.org - Putnam County, NY Education

Societies

Cyndi's List - Putnam County, New York

Enoch Crosby Chapter - Putnam County, NY

Facebook - The Putnam Valley Historical Society

Kent Historical Society - Putnam County, NY

Patterson Historical Society - Putnam County, NY

Putnam County Historical Society

Society for the Preservation of Putnam County Antiquities and Greenways

Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Tax Records

Putnam County, NY Tax Service Agency

Towns, Cities & Villages

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Records by City/Town

NYGenWeb Project - Putnam County, NY Towns & Villages

Putnam County, New York Town Histories

Town of Carmel, New York

Town of Kent, New York

Town of Patterson, New York

Town of Philipstown, New York

Town of Putnam Valley, New York

Town of Southeast, New York

​Village of Brewster, New York

Village of Cold Spring, New York

Village of Nelsonville, New York

Wikipedia.org - Putnam County, NY Ghost Towns

Wikipedia.org - Putnam County, NY Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Putnam County, NY Towns

Wikipedia.org - Putnam County, NY Villages

Vital Records

Cyndi's List - Putnam County, New York

​GEDCOM Index - Putnam County, NY

GenWed.com - Putnam County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Putnam County Marriage Records

Putnam County, NY Clerks Office

USGenNet - Putnam County, NY Marriages

VitalRec.com - Putnam County, NY Vital Records