Genealogy Resources - Yates 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

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

Dundee Library

Family History Library Catalog - Yates County NY

Finger Lakes Boating Museum  - Yates County, NY

Finger Lakes Museum

Modeste Bedient Memorial Library

NYGenWeb Project - The Historian's Office

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

The Oliver House Museum - Yates County, NY

Penn Yan Public Library

USGenWeb Archives - Yates County, NY Archives

Yates County History Center

Yates County, NY Public Libraries

Yates County NY, Historian

Biographies

All Surnames in Family Trees

Genealogy Trails History Group - Yates County, NY Biographies

History and Directory of Yates County

Our Family Tree - Yates County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Yates County, NY Biographies

Wikipedia.com - People from Yates County, New York

Cemeteries

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

Epodunk.com - Yates County, NY

Find A Grave - Yates County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Yates County, NY Cemeteries

Interment.com - Cemeteries of Yates County

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Yates County

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Cemetery Records

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Yates County

The Political Graveyard - Yates County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Yates County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Yates County, NY Cemetery Records

Yates County Cemeteries

Census Records

Census-Online.com - Yates County, NY

Cyndi's List - Yates County, NY Census

Genealogy Trails History Group - Yates County, NY Census

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Census Records

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Census indexes

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Census Resources

New York State Census, 1892   

New York State Census, 1905

Official 1940 Census Website - Yates County, NY

US-Census.org - Yates County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Yates County, NY Census Records

Wikipedia.org - Yates County, NY Census-Designated Place

Yates County, NY Census Records

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1281- 1920) - Yates County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1670) - Yates County, NY

Church Records

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

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

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Church Records

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Churches and Church Records

USGenWeb Archives - Yates County, NY Church Records

Court Records

Court Records - Yates County New York

Every-Name Indexes to Yates County Surrogate's Records 1823-1925

Genealogy Trails History Group - Yates County, NY County Records

Index to Ex parte Case Files 1823-1921

Index to Nineteenth-Century Indictments

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Court Records

Lists of Persons Named in Surrogate's Records Packets 1-300

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

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Index to Jerusalem Minute Book 1: 1799-1868

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Index to Benton Minute Book 1: 1806-1830

USGenWeb Archives - Yates County, NY Court Records

Directories

All Surnames in Family Trees

Cyndi's List - Yates County, NY Directories

Genealogy Trails History Group - Yates County, NY Directories

History and Directory of Yates County 1873

LDS Genealogy - Yates County City Directories

Yates County, New York Online Historical Directories

Estate Records

Every-Name Indexes to Yates County Wills, Books A-G

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Probate Records

Ontario County Estate Records

Surrogate Court Records - Yates County, NY

USGenWeb Archvies - Yates County, NY Will Records, Probates and Indexes

Yates County Estates Filed in Ontario County 1789-1824

Yates County, NY Estates

Yates County, New York Will Testators

History

The Crooked Lake Review - Yates County, NY 

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

Genealogy Trails History Group - Yates County, NY History Topics

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

History and Directory of Yates County 1873

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

History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase, and Morris' Reserve 1851 

History of Western New York    

History of Yates County, NY 1892

Index to Stafford Canning Cleveland's History and Directory of Yates County

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Histories and Genealogies

Name index to Stafford Canning Cleveland's 1873 History of Yates County

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County An Historical Outline

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

Wikipedia.org - Yates County, New York

Immigration and Naturalization Records

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Immigration Records

Immigration and Naturalization Records - Yates County, NY

Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Land Records

Land Records - Yates County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Index to Deeds Transmitted from Ontario County 1788-1823

Map Records

Cyndi's List - Yates County, NY Maps & Geography

Historic Map Works - Yates County, New York 

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Yates County, New York

New York Census and County Formation Maps

NYGenWeb Project - Maps of the County's Growth

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Yates County, NY Geography

Yates County, NY Maps

Military Records

Applications for Civil War and War of 1812 Pensions and Back Pay

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

Civil War Draft Roll 1863

Deaths of Officers and Enlisted Men from the 1865 Census

Enrollment of Persons Subject to Military Duty - Yates County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Yates County, NY Military Records

Index to World War I Service Record Cards

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Military Records

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 - Yates County, New York

Making of America - The Military History of Yates County, NY

Military History of Yates County, NY

The Military History of Yates County, NY 1895

Military Records and Resources - Yates County, NY

Militia Roll 1917 - Yates County, NY

Name Index to Yates County's Boys in Blue

Name index to Walter Wolcott's Military History of Yates County

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

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Service Registers 1861-1865

Revolutionary and War of 1812 Pensioners

Swann Collection Code Cards - World War I Soldiers Index

Town Service Registers 1861-1865 - Yates County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Yates County, NY Military Services & Pensions

Veterans of 1812 - Yates County, NY

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

World War I Militia Roll 1917

Yates County's Boys in Blue

Yates County's "boys in blue", 1861-1865

Yates County, NY Military Records

Miscellaneous

Cyndi's List - Yates County, NY General Resources

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

Cyndi's List - Yates County, NY Social Networking

Genealogy Trails History Group - Yates County, NY Miscellaneous Data

Index to Certificates in County Marriage Book A (1908-1914)

Index to Certificates in County Marriage Book B (1914-1921)
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Index to Certificates in County Marriage Book C (1921-1926)

Consolidated Index to all County Marriage Records 1908-1935

Town Vital Records Filed with the County 1847-1849 

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Innkeepers' Recognizances

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Index to Jerusalem  Record of Roads 1798-1820

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Index to Barrington Record of Roads 1826 - 1851

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Index to Starkey Record of Roads 1826 - 1874

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Index to Potter Record of Roads 1833 -1888

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Index to Milo Record of Roads 1801-1869

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Research Resources

USGenWeb Archives - Yates County, NY Miscellaneous

Yates County, NY Books

Yates County, NY Government

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Newspaper Records

Cyndi's List - Yates County, NY Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Yates County, NY Newspaper Gleanings

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Newspapers and Obituaries

Newspaper Abstracts - Yates County, NY

NYS Historic Newspapers - Yates County, New York

USGenWeb Archives - Yates County, NY Newspapers

Yates County, NY - Chronicling America

Yates County, NY Newspapers

Yates County, NY Newspaper Notices

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Yates County, NY Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Newspapers and Obituaries

Miscellaneous Obituary Extracts - Yates County, NY

Obituary Index - Yates County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Yates County, NY Obituaries & Death Notices

Photography

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

National Archives - Yates County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - A Yates County Gallery

​School Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Yates County, NY School Records

LDS Genealogy - Yates County School Records

Wikipedia.org - Yates County, NY Education

Societies

Central New York Genealogical Society - Yates County

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

Dundee Area Historical Society

Guying Chapter - Penn Ian

The Landmark Society of Western New York

Yates County Genealogical & Historical Society

Tax Records

Early Tax Rolls of Ontario County Towns Now in Yates County

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Tax Records

NYGenWeb Project - PennYan Tax Rolls for the 1840s and 1850s

Yates County, NY Real Property

Yates County, NY Treasurer

Towns, Cities, & Villages

History Files For Yates County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Records by City/Town

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Municipalities and Their Records

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Towns and Their Records

Town of Barrington, New York

Town of Benton, New York

Town of Jerusalem, New York

Town of Middlesex, New York

Town of Milo, New York

Town of Torrey, New York

Village of Dundee, New York

Village of Penn Yan, New York

Village of Rushville, New York

Wikipedia.org - Yates County, NY Communities

Yates County NY, Towns & Villages Resource Directory

Vital Records

Birth Records - Yates County New York

Cyndi's List - Yates County, NY Birth, Marriage, Death

Death Records - Yates County New York

GEDCOM Index - Yates County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Yates County, NY Births

Genealogy Trails History Group - Yates County, NY Death Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Yates County, NY Marriages

GenWed.com - Yates County, NY Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Yates County Marriage Records

Marriage Records - Yates County New York

NYGenWeb Project - Yates County Vital Records

VitalRec.com - Yates County, NY Vital Records

Vital Records in the Penn Yan Democrat 1899-1949

Yates County, NY - County Marriage Records

Yates County, NY County Clerk

Yates County, NY Vital Records