Genealogy Resources - Bronx 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.

African-American Genealogy

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society

Fordham University - Bronx African-American History Project

Fordham University - Bronx Black History Archives

Archives and Libraries

Allerton Library - Bronx, NY

Archdiocese of New York - Historical Archives

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum - Bronx, NY 

Baychester Library - Bronx, NY

Belmont Regional Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center - Bronx, NY

Boricua College - Archives

Bronx Community College - Archives and Special Collections

Bronx County Historical Society - Library and Archives

Bronx Library Center - Bronx, NY

Castle Hill Library - Bronx, NY

City Island Library - Bronx, NY

Clason's Point Library - Bronx, NY

College of Mount Saint Vincent - Elizabeth Seton Library

Digital Culture of Metropolitan New York - Featured Collections

Digital Culture of Metropolitan New York - Hostos Arts and Culture Collection

Digital Culture of Metropolitan New York - New York Academy of Medicine, Carte de Visite Collection

Digital Culture of Metropolitan New York - WCS Archives, WCS Archives, Ephemera Collection

Digital Culture of New York - White Plains Collection

Eastchester Library - Bronx, NY

Edenwald Library - Bronx, NY

Family History Library Catalog - Bronx County, NY

Fordham University - Bronx Black History Archives

Fordham University Libraries - Archives and Special Collections 

Francis Martin Library - Bronx, NY

Grand Concourse Library - Bronx, NY

High Bridge Library - Bronx, NY

Hunt's Point Library - Bronx, NY

Jewish Genealogical Society - Databases and Archives

Jerome Park Library - Bronx, NY

Kingsbridge Library - Bronx, NY

Lehman College - Leonard Lief Library Special Collections

Manhattan College - Manhattan College Archives and De La Salle Christian Brothers Archives

Melrose Library - Bronx, NY

Monroe College - Libraries at Monroe College

Morris Park Library - Bronx, NY

Morrisania Library - Bronx, NY

Mosholu Library - Bronx, NY

Mott Haven Library - Bronx, NY

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - New York City

New York City Municipal Archives - Collections

New York City Municipal Archives - Genealogy

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society - Research Tools and eLibrary

New York Historical Society - Museum and Library

NYPL | Locations

New York Public Library - Best of the Web Genealogy Search

New York Public Library - Discover Your Family History at NYPL’s Genealogy Division

New York Public Library - FamilySearch Genealogy Service

New York Public Library - Genealogical Research in the Milstein Division

New York Public Library - Genealogical Research and the New York Public Library

New York State Archives - Genealogy Resources

New York State Library - Genealogy Resources

New York State Library - Genealogy Research Topics

NYGenWeb Project - Bronx County, NY

Parkchester Library - Bronx, NY

Pelham Bay Library - Bronx, NY

Pelham Parkway–Van Nest Library - Bronx, NY

Riverdale Library - Bronx, NY

Sedgwick Library - Bronx, NY

Soundview Library - Bronx, NY

Spuyten Duyvil Library - Bronx, NY

SUNY Maritime College - Institutional Archives at the Stephen B. Luce Library

Throg's Neck Library - Bronx, NY

Tremont Library - Bronx, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Bronx County, NY

Van Cortlandt House Museum - Bronx, NY

Van Cortlandt Library - Bronx, NY

Wakefield Library - Bronx, NY

West Farms Library - Bronx, NY

Westchester Square Library - Bronx, NY

Woodlawn Heights Library - Bronx, NY

Bibliography

Amazon - Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area

Google Books - Report of the Bronx Parkway Commission, December 31, 1918

New York State Library - BronxCounty Bibliography

WebArchive.org - Bronx County Books

Wikipedia.org - List of books set in New York City

Biographies

Genealogy Trails History Group - Bronx County Biographies

NYGenWeb - Bronx County Biographies

RootsWeb - Bronx County, New York Biographies

WebArchive.org - Bronx County Biographies

Wikipedia.org - List of People from the Bronx

Wikipedia.org - People from the Bronx

Cemeteries

Epodunk.com - Bronx County Cemeteries

Find a Grave - Bronx County Cemeteries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Bronx County Cemeteries

What We Found at Hart Island - The Largest Mass Grave Site In the U.S.

Interment.net - Bronx County Cemeteries

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription and Photo Project - Bronx County, NY

New York Gravestones - Bronx County, NY

RootsWeb - Bronx County Cemeteries

The Political Graveyard - Bronx County, NY

Tombstone Transcription Project - Bronx County Cemeteries

USGenWeb Archives - Bronx County Cemetery Records

Census Records

Ancestry.com - 1900 Census of Bronx County, NY

Ancestry.com - 1910 Census of Bronx County, NY

Ancestry.com - 1920 Census of Bronx County, NY

Ancestry.com - 1930 Census of Bronx County, NY

Ancestry.com - 1940 Census of Bronx County, NY

1915 Bronx Ward and Assembly District Descriptions - Bronx, NY

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1855

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1865

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1875

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1892

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1905

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1915

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1925

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County Census Records

USGenWeb Census Project - Bronx County, New York Federal Census Index

Church Records

Archdiocese of New York - Baptismal Records

Archdiocese of New York - Burial Records

Archdiocese of New York - Historical Archives

Archdiocese of New York - Marriage Records

Episcopal Diocese of New York - Parish Records, Registers, Lists and Directories

FamilySearch.org - Bronx County Church Records

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County Church Records

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society - Archives of the Reformed Church of America

NYGenWeb - Bronx County Church Records

RootsWeb - New York Church Records

Reformed Church of America - Archives

WebArchive.org - Bronx County Churches

Court Records

Bronx County Surrogate Court Clerk - Bronx, NY

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County Court Records

USGenWeb Archives Projects - 1889 Court Case Reports, NY

Directories

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County City Directories

Online Historical Directories - New York City, New York Historical Directories

Estate Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Bronx County Wills/Probate Records

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County Probate Records

History

Bronx County Historical Society - Notable Bronxites

East Bronx History Forum - Bronx, NY

The Bronx - A Swedish Connection

Facebook - Old Images of the Bronx

FamilySearch.org - Bronx County, New York History

Forgotten New York - Relics of a Rich History in the Everyday Life of New York City

The Historical Marker Database - Bronx County Historical Markers  

Internet Archive - History of Westchester County, New York, Volume 2 

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places - Bronx County, NY
 
New York City Digital Collection

New York City Landmark Preservation Commission - Guide to NYC Landmarks 

Remembrance of Synagogues Past - The Lost Civilization of the Jewish South Bronx

RootsWeb - Bronx County History

Place in History - Bronx River

WebArchive.org - Bronx County History / News

Wikipedia.org - The Bronx

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places Listings in the Bronx

Wikipedia.org - Timeline of the Bronx

Yes the Bronx - History of the Bronx

Immigration and Naturalization Records

German Genealogy Group - Civil Service Naturalizations List, 1905 - 1906

Italian Genealogical Group - The Southern District Court of NY Naturalization Project

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County Immigration Records

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - New York City

Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County Land Records

Maps

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

My Genealogy Hound - Bronx County, New York

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Bronx County, New York Geography

Military Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Bronx County Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County Military Records

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Bronx, NY

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Bronx, NY (con't)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Bronx, NY (con't)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Bronx, NY (con't)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Bronx, NY (con't)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Bronx, NY (con't)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Bronx, NY (con't)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Bronx, NY (con't)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Bronx, NY (con't)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Bronx, NY (con't)

​NYGenWeb - Bronx County Military

USGenWeb Archives - Bronx County Military Services & Pensions

USGenWeb Archives Pensions Project - Pensions Project Wars

WebArchive.org - Bronx County Military

World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps - Bronx County, New York

Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County Miscellaneous Records

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

​NYGenWeb - Bronx County Resources

​NYGenWeb - Bronx County Surnames

USGenWeb Archives - Special Collections Project

WebArchive.org - Bronx County Databases

WebArchive.org - Bronx County Family History Centers

WebArchive.org - Bronx County Gedcoms / Surnames

WebArchive.org - Bronx County Microfilm

WebArchive.org - Bronx County Miscellaneous

Newspapers

Bronx Times - Archive

Genealogy Trails History Group - Bronx County Newspaper Gleanings

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County Newspapers and Obituaries

New York Public Library - Bronx Home News ca. 1918-1970

New York State Library - Bronx County (NY) Newspapers on Microfilm

NYGenWeb - Bronx County Newspapers

The Bronx Times - Bronx, NY

The Bronx Times Reporter - Bronx, NY

The Hunts Point Express - Bronx. NY

The Mott Haven Herald - Bronx, NY

NYS Historic Newspapers - Bronx County, New York

Norwood News - Bronx, NY

The Riverdale Press - Bronx, NY

WebArchive.org - Bronx County Newspapers

Weekly Bronx Report from Inner City Press - Bronx, NY

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Bronx County Obituaries

New York Genealogy Trails - New York City Obituaries

Obituary Index -Bronx County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Bronx County Obituaries & Death Notices

WebArchive.org - Bronx County Obituaries / Obit Board

Photographs

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

National Archives - ​Bronx County, New York

Queries & Mailing List

NYGenWeb - Bronx County Queries

WebArchive.org - Bronx County Queries

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County School Records

Wikipedia.org - List of Colleges and Universities in New York City

Wikipedia.org - List of High Schools in New York City § Bronx

New York Counties

Albany County

Allegany County

Bronx County

Broome County

Cattaraugus County

Cayuga County

Chautauqua County

Chemung County

Chenango County

Clinton County

Columbia County

Cortland County

Delaware County

Dutchess County

Erie County

Essex County

Franklin County

Fulton County

Genesee County

Greene County

Hamilton County

Herkimer County

Jefferson County

Kings County

Lewis County

Livingston County

Madison County

Monroe County

Montgomery County

Nassau County

New York County

Niagara County

Oneida County

Onondaga County

Ontario County

Orange County

Orleans County

Oswego County

Otsego County

Putnam County

Queens County

Rensselaer County

Richmond County

Rockland County

St. Lawrence County

Schenectady County

Schoharie County

Schuyler County

Seneca County

Steuben County

Suffolk County

Sullivan County

Tioga County

Tompkins County

Ulster County

Warren County

Washington County

Wayne County

Westchester County

Wyoming County

Yates County

Societies

Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York

The Bronx Historical Society - Bronx, NY

City Island Historical Society - City Island, NY

Metro New York Genealogy & Computer Group

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

Towns, Cities & Villages

Wikipedia.org - List of Bronx Neighborhoods

Vital Records

Bronx County Clerk - Bronx, NY

GEDCOM Index - Bronx, NY

GEDCOM Index - Bronx, Bronx County, NY

GEDCOM Index - Bronx County, NY

GenWed.com - Bronx County Marriage Records

FamilySearch.org - New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962

FamilySearch.org - New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936

FamilySearch.org - New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952

FamilySearch.org - New York Marriages, 1686-1980

Genealogy Trails History Group - Bronx County Birth Records

German Genealogy Group - New York City Brides Record Index 1899-1937

German Genealogy Group - NYC Grooms Record Index 1908-1936

Internet Archive - Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses were Issued by the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784

Italian Genealogical Group - New York City Brides Index - Bronx 1899-1937

Italian Genealogical Group - New York City Death Index 

Italian Genealogical Group - New York City Grooms Index 1908-1936

​LDS Genealogy - Bronx County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Bronx County Marriage Records

New York City Vital Records at the Municipal Archives

Online New York City Death Records & Indexes 

VitalRec.com - Bronx County Vital Records

VitalRec.com - New York City Vital Records