Genealogy Resources - Rockland 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

Blauvelt Free Library

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

Dennis P. Mchugh Piermont Public Library

The DeWitt House - Rockland County, NY

Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center

Family History Library Catalog - Rockland County, NY

Finkelstein Memorial Library

Haverstraw Brick Museum

Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library

Holocaust Museum & Center for Tolerance and Education

Nanuet Public Library

New City Free Library

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Orangeburg Library

Orangetown Historical Museum & Archives

Palisades Free Library

Pearl River Public Library

Rockland County Archives

Rockland County Clerk

Rockland County Historian

Rockland County Public Libraries

Rose Memorial Library Association

Sloatsburg Public Library

Suffern Free Library

Tappan Library

Trailside Museums & Zoo

The Nyack Library

Tomkins Cove Public Library

USGenWeb Archives - Rockland County, NY Archives

Valley Cottage Free Library

West Nyack Free Library

Biographies

Biographies - Rockland County New York

Genealogy Trails History Group - Rockland County Biographies

History of Rockland County, New York, with Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men 1884

Our Family Tree - Rockland County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Rockland County, NY Biographies

Wikipedia.org - People from Rockland County, New York

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Rockland County

Cyndi's List - Rockland County Cemeteries & Funeral Homes

Epodunk.com - Rockland County, NY

Find A Grave - Rockland County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Rockland County Cemeteries

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Cemetery Records 

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Rockland County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Rockland County Cemeteries

The Political Graveyard  - Rockland County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Rockland County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Rockland County, NY Cemeteries

Census Records

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

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1259 - 1920) - Rockland County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1640) - Rockland County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1641) - Rockland County, NY

Census-Online.com - Rockland County, NY

Census Search Records - Rockland County, NY

Cyndi's List - Rockland County Census

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Census Records

New York State Census, 1865  - Rockland County, NY

New York State Census, 1875 - Rockland County, NY

New York State Census, 1905 - Rockland County, NY

Official 1940 Census Website - Rockland County, NY

USCensus.org - Rockland County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Rockland County, NY Census Records

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

Church Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Rockland County Church Histories / Records

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Church Records

NYGenWeb Project - Rockland County Churches

Court Records

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Court Records

Rockland County Surrogate Court Clerk

USGenWeb Archives - Rockland County, NY Court Records

Directories

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County City Directories

NYGenWeb Project - Rockland County Directories

Estate Records

Cyndi's List - Rockland County Wills & Probate

Genealogy Trails History Group - Rockland County Wills/Probate Records

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Probate Records

Rockland County, New York Will Testators Index

USGenWeb Archives - Rockland County, NY Will & Intestate Records

Family Genealogies

NYGenWeb Project - Rockland County Related Family Organizations

History

Blauvelt Free Library - Rockland County, NY

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

Geography of the State of New York, 1847

The Historical Marker Database - Rockland County, NY

Historic Markers - Rockland County, NY

The History of Rockland County - Google Books

The History of Rockland County 1886 - Internet Archive

History of the Sloatsburg Public Library - Rockland County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places - Rockland County, NY

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

Wikipedia.org - Rockland County, New York

Immigration and Naturalization Records

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Immigration Records

NYGenWeb Project - Rockland County Naturalizations

Land Records

BLM Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Land Records 

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

Historic Map Works - Rockland County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Rockland County, New York

New York Census and County Formation Maps

NYGenWeb Project - Rockland County Maps, Atlases, Gazetteers, Postcards, Photos

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Rockland County, NY Geography

Miscellaneous Records

Rockland County, NY Government

Cyndi's List - Rockland County General Resources

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

Cyndi's List - Rockland County Social Networking

Hope Farm Press and Bookshop - Rockland County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - Rockland County Government Links

Military Records

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

Genealogy Trails History Group - Rockland County Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Military Records

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

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

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

NYGenWeb Project - Rockland County Articles and Research Papers

The Stony Point Battlefield - Rockland County, NY

World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps​​

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Newspaper Records

Cyndi's List - Rockland County Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Rockland County Newspaper Data

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Rockland County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Newspaper Records 
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Newspaper Abstracts - Rockland County, NY

NYS Historic Newspapers - Rockland County, New York

Rockland County Journal 1850-1916

Rockland County Messenger 1846-1898

Rockland County Newspapers

Obituaries

The Journal News - Rockland County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Rockland County Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Obituary Records

Obituary Index - Rockland County, NY

Scarr Funeral Home - Rockland County, NY

Photography

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

National Archives - Rockland County, New York

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County School Records

Wikipedia.org - Rockland County, NY Education

Societies

Cyndi's List - Rockland County Societies & Groups

Genealogical Society of Rockland County

The Historical Society of Rockland County

Historical Society of the Nyacks

Metro New York Genealogy and Computers Group

Shatemuc Chapter - Rockland County, NY

Sloatsburg Historical Society - Rockland County, NY

Tappantown Historical Society - Rockland County, NY

Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Tax Records

Towns, Cities & Villages

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Records by City/Town

Rockland County, New York Town Histories

Town of Clarkstown, New York

Town of Haverstraw, New York

Town of Orangetown, New York

Town of Ramapo, New York

Town of Stony Point, New York

Village of Airmont, New York

Village of Chestnut Ridge, New York

Village of Grand View-on-Hudson, New York

Village of Haverstraw, New York

Village of Hillburn, New York

Village of Kaser, New York

Village of Montebello, New York​

Village of New Hempstead, New York

Village of New Square, New York

Village of Nyack, New York

Village of Nyack, New York

Village of Piermont, New York

Village of Pomona, New York

Village of Sloatsburg, New York

Village of South Nyack, New York

Village of Spring Valley, New York

Village of Suffern, New York

Village of Upper Nyack, New York

Village of Wesley Hills, New York

Village of West Haverstraw, New York

Wikipedia.org - Rockland County, NY Defunct Communities

​Wikipedia.org - Rockland County, NY Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Rockland County, NY Towns

Wikipedia.org - Rockland County, NY Villages

​Wikipedia.org - New City, New York

Vital Records

GEDCOM Index - Rockland County, New York

GenWed.com - Rockland County, NY Vital Records

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Birth Records 

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Death Records 

LDS Genealogy - Rockland County Marriage Records 

VitalRec.com - Rockland County, NY Vital Records