Genealogy Resources - Richmond 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 Austen House - Richmond County, NY

Center for Migration Studies Library

The Conference House

CSI Archives & Special Collections - College of Staten Island

Cyndi's List - Richmond County Libraries, Archives & Museums

Dongan Hills Library - Staten Island, NY

Family History Library Catalog - Richmond County, NY

Garibaldi Meucci Museum - Richmond County, NY

Great Kills Library - Staten Island, NY

Historic Richmond Town - Richmond County, NY

Huguenot Park Library - Staten Island, NY

The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art

National Lighthouse Museum

New Dorp Library - Staten Island, NY

New York Chinese Scholar's Garden

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County FHL Holdings

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

The Noble Maritime Collection - Richmond County, NY

Port Richmond Library - Staten Island, NY

Richmond County (Borough of Staten Island) Historian

Richmond County Public Libraries

Richmondtown Library - Staten Island, NY

Sandy Ground Historical Museum

Seguine Mansion

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

South Beach Library - Staten Island, NY

St. George Library Center - Staten Island, NY

Stapleton Library - Staten Island, NY

Staten Island Children's Museum

Staten Island Museum - Richmond County, NY

Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library - Staten Island, NY

Tottenville Library - Staten Island, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Richmond County, NY Archives

Wagner Library and Special Collections

West New Brighton Library - Staten Island, NY

Wikipedia.org - Staten Island, NY Museums

Bible Records

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Bible Records

Biographies

Biographies - Richmond County New York

Biographies of Richmond County, New York

Genealogy Trails History Group - Richmond County, NY Biographies

Our Family Tree - Richmond County, NY

Cemeteries

Cyndi's List - Richmond County Cemeteries & Funeral Homes

Epodunk.com - Richmond County, NY

Find A Grave - Richmond County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Richmond County, NY Cemeteries

Interment.net - Richmond County, NY

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Cemeteries

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Richmond County

The Political Graveyard - Richmond, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Richmond County, NY

Census Records

Census-Online - Richmond County, NY

Cyndi's List - Richmond County Census

Genealogy Trails History Group - Richmond County, NY Census

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Census/Directories

New York, State Census, 1865 - Richmond County

New York State Census, 1875 - Richmond County

Official 1940 Census Website - Richmond County, NY

Richmond County, NY - 1800 Federal Census

Richmond County, NY - 1820 Federal Census

US-Census.org - Richmond County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Richmond County, NY Census Records

1880 Census Search Records - FamilySearch.org

1890 Veterans Schedule - Richmond County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1238 - 1920) - Richmond County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1239 - 1920) - Richmond County, NY

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

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1612) - Richmond County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1613) - Richmond County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1614) - Richmond County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1615) - Richmond County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1616) - Richmond County, NY

Church Records

Cyndi's List - Richmond County Religion & Churches

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

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Churches

Court Records

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

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Legal Records

Richmond County Surrogate Court Clerk

Directories

Cyndi's List - Richmond County Directories

New York City, New York City Directories

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Census/Directories

Estate Records

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

Richmond County, New York Will Testators Index

USGenWeb Archives - Richmond County, NY Will & Intestate Records

Family Genealogies

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Genealogies

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Surnames

Forums and Links

BLM Land Records

Cyndi's List - Richmond County General Resources

Cyndi's List - Richmond County Miscellaneous Records

Cyndi's List - Richmond County Social Networking

Genealogy Trails History Group - Richmond County, NY County Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Richmond County, NY Miscellaneous Data

The Official Website of the City of New York

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Forums

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Message Boards

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Organizations

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Sailor's Snug Harbor

History

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

Genealogy Trails History Group - Richmond County, NY County History

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

The Grafton Magazine of History and Genealogy 1908

The Historical Marker Database - Richmond County, NY

History of Richmond County 1887

Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church - Richmond County, NY

Morris's Memorial History of Staten Island, New York 1898

Morris's Memorial History of Staten Island, New York 1898 (Vol 1)

National Register of Historic Places - Richmond County, NY

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

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County History and Geography

Proceedings of the Bi-Centennial Celebration of Richmond County, Staten Island 1883

Proceedings of the Bi-Centennial Celebration of Richmond County, Staten Island, NY- Internet Archive

Richmond County, New York Town Histories

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Staten Island

Wikipedia.org - Richmond County, NY History

A Word to the Public in Regard to the Difficulties in St. Andrew's Parish 

Immigration and Naturalization Records

Civil Service Naturalizations - Records Search

The Forgotten of Ellis Island - Richmond County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Immigration

Quarantine Hospital Staten Island 1849 - 1850

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

Historic Map Works - Richmond County, New York

My Genealogy Hound - Richmond County, New York

New York Census and County Formation Maps

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County History and Geography

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Staten Island, NY Geography

Military Records

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

Genealogy Trails History Group - Richmond County, NY Military Records

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

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

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Military

USGenWeb Archives - Richmond County, NY Military Records

World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps

Minority Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Richmond County, NY Slavery Relics

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Slaves

Wikipedia.org - Staten Island, NY Native Americans

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Newspaper Records

Cyndi's List - Richmond County Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Richmond County, NY Newspaper Data
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Newspaper Abstracts - Richmond County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Newspapers

NYS Historic Newspapers - Richmond County, New York

Richmond County Newspapers

Wikipedia.org - Staten Island, NY Newspapers

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Richmond County, NY Obituaries

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Obituaries

Obituary Index - Richmond County, NY

Staten Island Advance - Richmond County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Richmond County, NY Obituaries

Photography

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

National Archives - Richmond County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Photo Tour

Publications

Cyndi's List - Richmond County Publications, Software & Supplies

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Books/Lookups

School Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Richmond County, NY School Records

LDS Genealogy - Staten Island School Records

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Schools

Wikipedia.org - Staten Island, NY Education

Societies

Archivists Round Table - Richmond County, NY

Cyndi's List - Richmond County Societies & Groups

Metro New York Genealogy and Computers Group

Richmond County Chapter

Sandy Ground Historical Society

Tottenville Historical Society

Vital Records

Cyndi's List - Richmond County Birth, Marriage, Death

The Forgotten of Ellis Island - Richmond County, NY

GEDCOM Index - Richmond County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Richmond County, NY Births

Genealogy Trails History Group - Richmond County, NY Death Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Richmond County, NY Marriages

GenWed.com - Richmond County, NY

Moravian Church, Marriages - Richmond County, NY

New York City Brides Record Index - Richmond County, NY

New York City Death Index - Richmond County, NY

New York City Grooms Index - Italian Genealogy Group

New York City Vital Records

NYGenWeb Project - Richmond County Vitals Info: B, M, D

Richmond County Clerk

VitalRec.com - Richmond County, NY Vital Records