Genealogy Resources - Herkimer 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

Dolgeville Public Library - Dolgeville, NY

FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Herkimer County

FamilySearch Catalog - Herkimer County, NY

Frank J Basloe Library - Herkimer, NY

Frankfort Free Library - Frankfort, NY

Herkimer Home

Ilion Free Public Library - Ilion, NY

Jordanville Public Library - Jordanville, NY

Kirby Free Library - Salisbury Center, NY

The Little Falls Historical Museum - Herkimer County, NY

The Little Falls Public Library - Little Falls, NY

Middleville Free Library - Middleville, NY

Newport History Center - Herkimer County, NY

Newport Free Library - Newport, NY

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Old Forge Library - Old Forge, NY

Poland Public Library - Poland, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Herkimer County, NY Archives

Weller Library - Mohawk, NY

West Winfield Library - West Winfield, NY

Bible Records

US-Census.org - Herkimer County Bibles

Biographies

Genealogy Trails History Group - Herkimer County Biographies ​

A History of Herkimer County

A History of Herkimer County - Internet Archive

Our Family Tree - Herkimer County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Herkimer County, NY Biographies

Wikipedia.org - People from Herkimer County, NY

Cemeteries

Epodunk.com - Herkimer County, NY

Find A Grave - Hermimer County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Herkimer County Cemeteries

Interment.net - Cemeteries of Herkimer County Cemeteries

​LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Cemetery Records

New Horizons Genealogical Services - Herkimer County, NY

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Herkimer County

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer CountyTombstone Inscriptions

NewYorkGravestones.org - Herkimer County, NY

Old Cemetery at Jordanville l Herkimer County, NY

The Political Graveyard - Herkimer County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Herkimer County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Herkimer County, NY Cemeteries

Census Records

Ancestry.com - 1800 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1810 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1820 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1830 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1840 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1850 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1860 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1870 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1880 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com -  1890 Veterans Schedules 

Ancestry.com - 1900 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1910 United States Federal Census

Ancestry.com - 1920 United States Federal Census

​Ancestry.com - 1930 United States Federal Census

Census-Online - Herkimer County, NY

New Horizons Genealogy - Herkimer County, New York Census Records

New York State Census, 1865

New York State Census, 1875

US-Census.org - Herkimer County, NY

1880 Census Records - Herkimer County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 - Herkimer County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Part 1) - Herkimer County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Part 2) - Herkimer County, NY

​LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Census Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Herkimer County, New York Cemeteries

New Horizons Genealogy - Spanish American War Graves of Soldiers Buried in Herkimer County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer County Census Index

Wikipedia.org - Herkimer County Census-Designated Places

Church Records

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Church Records

Court Records

Herkimer County Surrogate Court Clerk - Herkimer, NY

Directories

Ancestry.com - Gazetteer and Business Directory of Herkimer County, N.Y. : for 1869-70

Ancestry.com - Herkimer and Otsego Counties, New York Directories, 1917

Central New York Business Directory  1904-1905

Frankfort Directory for the Year 1883

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County City Directories

Estate Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Herkimer County Wills/Probate Records

Herkimer County, New York Will Testators Index

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Probate Records

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer County, New York Wills Part 1

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer County, New York Wills Part 2

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer County, New York Wills Part 3

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer County, New York Wills Part 4

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer County, New York Wills Part 5

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer County, New York Wills Part 6

USGenWeb Archives - Herkimer County Will Records, Probates & Indexes

Family Genealogy

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties Surnames A - B

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties Surnames C - D

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties Surnames E - G

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties Surnames H - K

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties Surnames L - M

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties Surnames N - R

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties Surnames S - T

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties Surnames U - Z

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer County Ancestors

History

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

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

Genealogy Trails History Group - Herkimer County History Topics

The Historical Marker Database - Herkimer County, NY

A History of Herkimer County

History of Herkimer County, New York 1893

A History of Herkimer County: Including the Upper Mohawk Valley

National Register of Historic Places - Herkimer County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Histories and Genealogies

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

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer County History

Papers Read Before the Herkimer County Historical Society During the Years 1896-1896

Papers Read Before the Herkimer County Historical Society (Volume 2, 1899 to July 1, 1902)

USGenWeb Archives - Herkimer County, NY History

Wikipedia.org - Herkimer County, NY

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

Immigration and Naturalization Records

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Immigration Records

Northern District Court of NY Naturalization Project

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Land Records

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Herkimer County, New York

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Herkimer County Geography

Military Records

Ancestry.com - WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841

Genealogy Trails History Group - Herkimer County Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Military Records

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

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

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

New Horizons Genealogy - Spanish American War Graves of Soldiers Buried in Herkimer County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer County Military Index Page

USGenWeb Archives - Herkimer County, NY Military Records

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

Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Minority Records

Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Miscellaneous Records

US-Census.org - Herkimer County Disasters

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Newspaper Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Herkimer County Newspaper Gleanings

Herkimer County, NY - Chronicling America

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Newspapers and Obituaries

Newspaper Abstracts - Herkimer County, NY

NYS Historic Newspapers - Herkimer County, New York

New York State Newspapers - Herkimer County (NY) Newspapers on Microfilm

USGenWeb Archives - Herkimer County, NY Newspapers

Obituaries

The Evening Telegram - Herkimer County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Herkimer County Obituaries and Death Notices

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Newspapers and Obituaries

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 1

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 2

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 3

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NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 6

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 7

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 8

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 9

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 10

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 11

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 12

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 13

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 14

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 15

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 16

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 17

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 18

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Counties, NY Obituaries Bulletin Board Part 19

US-Census.org - Herkimer County Obituary

USGenWeb Archives - Herkimer County, NY Obituaries

Photographs

FamilyOldPhotos.com - Herkimer, New York Senior Class 1915

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

National Archives - Herkimer County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer/Montgomery Photo Gallery

Publications

Hope Farm Press and Bookshop - Herkimer County, NY

Resources

Ancestry.com - Card Catalog

​Genealogy Quest - New York Misc Records

FamilySearch Wiki - Herkimer County, New York

Herkimer County Government - Herkimer, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer County Links of Interest

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County School Records

Wikipedia.org - Herkimer County Education

Societies

Central New York Genealogical Society - Herkimer County, NY

Col. Marinus Willett-Mohawk Valley Chapter

Herkimer County Historical Society

Kuyahoora Valley Historical Society

Little Falls Historical Society

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer County Historical Societies

The Town of Webb Historical Association

Upper Unadilla Valley Association

Tax Records

Real Properties Tax Service - Herkimer, NY

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of Little Falls - Little Falls, NY

Herkimer County New York History - Town Histories

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Records by City/Town

NYGenWeb Project - Columbia, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Danube, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Fairfield, NY

NYGenWeb Project - ​Frankfort, NY

NYGenWeb Project - German Flatts, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Litchfield, NY

NYGenWeb Project - ​Little Falls, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Manheim, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Newport, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Norway, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Ohio, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Russia, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Salisbury, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Schuyler, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Stark, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Warren, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Webb/ Wilmurt, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Winfield, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Village of Ilion, NY

Town of Danube - Little Falls, NY

Town of Frankfort - Frankfort, NY

Town of German Flatts - Mohawk, NY

Town of Herkimer - Herkimer, NY

Town of Litchfield - Litchfield, NY

Town of Little Falls - Little Falls, NY

Town of Manheim - Dolgeville, NY

Town of Newport - Newport, NY

Town of Norway - Norway, NY

Town Of Russia - Poland, NY

Town of Schuyler - Utica, NY

Town of Winfield - West Winfield, NY

Village of Dolgeville - Dolgeville, NY

Village of Herkimer - Herkimer, NY

Village of Ilion - Ilion, NY

Village of Mohawk - Mohawk, NY

Village of Newport - Newport, NY

Village of West Winfield - West Winfield, NY

Wikipedia.org - Herkimer County City

Wikipedia.org - Herkimer County Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Herkimer County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Herkimer County Villages

Vital Records

GEDCOM Index - Herkimer County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Herkimer County Birth Records

GenWed.com - Herkimer County, NY

Herkimer County Clerk - Herkimer, NY

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Herkimer County Marriage Records

NYGenWeb Project - Herkimer County Vital Records

1000 Vital Records - Herkimer County, NY

VitalRec.com - Herkimer County, NY Vital Records