Genealogy Resources - Onondaga 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

Baldwinsville Public Library

Community Library of DeWitt & Jamesville

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

East Syracuse Free Library

Elbridge Free Library

Erie Canal Museum - Onondaga County, NY

Family History Library Catalog - Onondaga County, NY

Fairmount Community Library

Fayetteville Free Library

Lafayette Public Library

Le Moyne College Archives - Onondaga County, NY

Liverpool Public Library

Manlius Library

Marcellus Free Library
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Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation

Maxwell Memorial Library

Minoa Free  Library

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Northern Onondaga Public Library

Northern Onondaga Public Library - Brewerton Branch

Northern Onondaga Public Library - Cicero Branch

Northern Onondaga Public Library - North Syracuse Branch

The Octagon House - Onondaga County, NY

Onondaga County Public Libraries

Onondaga County Public Libraries - Beauchamp Branch

Onondaga County Public Libraries - Betts Branch

Onondaga County Public Libraries - Hazard Branch

Onondaga County Public Libraries - Mundy Branch

Onondaga County Public Libraries - Paine Branch

Onondaga County Public Libraries - Petit Branch

Onondaga County Public Libraries - Soule Branch

Onondaga County Public Libraries - White Branch

Onondaga Free Library

Salina Free Library

The Skaneateles Library Association

Solvay Public Library

Special Collections Research Center - Onondaga County, NY

Tully Free Library

USGenWeb Archives - Onondaga County, NY Archives

Bible Records

USGenWeb Archives - Onondaga County, NY Bible Records

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Bible Records

Biographies

Biographies - Onondaga County New York

Cyndi's List - Onondaga County, NY People & Families

Genealogy Trails History Group - Onondaga County, NY Biographies

History of Onondaga County, New York 1878

Memorial History of Syracuse, NY

Our Family Tree - Onondaga County, NY

Spafford, Onondaga County, New York 1917

USGenWeb Archives - Onondaga County, NY Biographies & Lineal Genealogies

Wikipedia.org - People from Onondaga County, New York

Books

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

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Books

Cemeteries

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

Epodunk.com - Onondaga County, NY Cemeteries

Find A Grave - Onondaga County, NY Cemeteries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Onondaga County, NY Cemeteries

History, Incorporation, Rules and Regulations of Oakwood Cemetery

Interment.net - Onondaga County, NY Cemetery Records

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Cemetery Records

Lake View Cemetery Records - Onondaga County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Cemeteries

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Onondaga County

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Onondaga County

Onondaga County Cemeteries

The Political Graveyard - Onondaga County, NY Cemeteries

St. Mary's Cemetery Gravestone Database - Onondaga County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Onondaga County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Onondaga County, NY Cemeteries

Census Records

Census-Online - Onondaga County, NY Census Records

Cyndi's List - Onondaga County, NY Census

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Census Records

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Census

New York, State Census, 1875 - Onondaga County

New York, State Census, 1892 - Onondaga County

Official 1940 Census Website - Onondaga County, NY

Onondaga County, NY Census Records

Skaneateles Census Data - Onondaga County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Onondaga County, NY Census Records

Wikipedia.org - Onondaga County Census-Designated Places

1880 Census Records for Onondaga County, NY- FamilySearch.org

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1246 - 1920) - Onondaga County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1247 - 1920) - Onondaga County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1249 - 1920) - Onondaga County, NY

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

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1623) - Onondaga County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1624) - Onondaga County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1625 - 1930) - Onondaga County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1626) - Onondaga County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1627 - 1930) - Onondaga County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1628) - Onondaga County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1629) - Onondaga County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1630) - Onondaga County, NY

Church Records

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

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Church Records

USGenWeb Archives - Onondaga County, NY Church Records

Court Records

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

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Church

USGenWeb Archives - Onondaga County, NY Court Records

Court Records

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Court

Onondaga County Surrogate Court Clerk

Directories

Central New York Business Directory 1904-1905

Cyndi's List - Onondaga County, NY Directories

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County City Directories

Onondaga County, New York City, County, and Rural Directories

Estate Records

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Probate Records

Onondaga County, New York Will Testators Index

Probate Records 1629-1971 - Onondaga County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Onondaga County, NY Will & Inestate Records

General Resources

Cyndi's List - Onondaga County, NY General Resources

New York - Genealogy Quest

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Links

NYGenWeb Project - Researching in Onondaga Co.

Onondaga County Government

WebArchive.org - Onondaga County, NY

History

Annual Volume of the Onondaga Historical Association 1914

Centennial History of the First Baptist Church, Elbridge 1813-1913

The Freedom Trail

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

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

The Historical Marker Database - Onondaga County, NY

History of Onondaga County, New York 1878

The History of Montgomery Classis, R.C.A.

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Histories and Genealogies

NYGenWeb Project - British Subjects Reporting to Syracuse At the Onset of the War of 1812 

NYGenWeb Project - Chronological Index of Onondaga History in the Documentary History of the State of New York 

NYGenWeb Project - Formation and History of Onondaga County

NYGenWeb Project - Original State Markers and Historical Area Markers 

Liverpool Public Library History - Onondaga County, NY

Local History Leaflet - Onondaga County, NY

National Register of Historic Places - Onondaga County, NY

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

Onondaga's Centennial - Onondaga County, NY

Onondaga Historical Association Publications 

Onondaga Historical Association Publications (Volume 1915)

Onondaga Historical Association Publications (Volume 1916)

Onondaga Historical Association Publications (Volume 1919)

Onondaga, or, Reminiscences of Earlier and Later Times 1849

Publications of the Onondaga Historical Association (Vol 1)

A Synopsis of the Early History of Onondaga County 

USGenWeb Archives - Onondaga County, NY History

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

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

Wikipedia.org - Onondaga County, NY History

Immigration and Naturalization Records

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Immigration Records

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Immigration and Naturalization Records 

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Land Records

USGenWeb Archives - Onondaga County, NY Deed / Land Records

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

Historic Map Works - Onondaga County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Onondaga County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Maps

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Onondaga County Geography

Military Records

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841

Cyndi's List - Onondaga County, NY Military

Genealogy Trails History Group - Onondaga County, NY Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Military Records

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 - Onondaga County, NY

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

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

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

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

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Military

Onondaga County Government - The Oncenter War Memorial Arena

Onondaga's Part in the Civil War - Onondaga County, NY

Onondaga's Soldiers of the Revolution

Revolutionary Soldiers Resident Or Dying in Onondaga County, NY

Supplement to Revolutionary Soldiers of Onondaga

USGenWeb Archives - Onondaga County, NY Military Records

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

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Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Minority Records

Wikipedia.org - Onondaga County Native American Reservations

​Miscellaneous Records

Cyndi's List - Onondaga County, NY Miscellaneous Records

Cyndi's List - Onondaga County, NY Social Networking

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - New York State Patentees and Assignees

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Arts + Crafts

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Businesses 

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY East Genesee Street Taverns

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Health + Disease

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Queries

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Railroads

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Roads 

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Surnames

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY  Weddings & Other Newspaper Clippings

NYGenWeb Project - Petition for the Establishment of Onondaga County

Newspaper Records

Cyndi's List - Onondaga County, NY Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Onondaga County, NY Newspaper Data

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Newspapers and Obituaries

Newspaper Abstracts - Onondaga County, NY

NYS Historic Newspapers - Onondaga County, New York
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Onondaga County, NY Newspapers

Obituaries

Butler-Badman Funeral Home - Onondaga County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Onondaga County, NY Obituaries

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Obituaries 

Obituary Index - Onondaga County, NY

USGenWeb Archives- Onondaga County, NY Obituaries

Photographs

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

National Archives - Onondaga County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Photos, Postcards + Ad Cards

WebArchive.org - Onondaga County, NY Photos Index

School Records

Cyndi's List - Onondaga County, NY Schools

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County School Records

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Schools

Societies

Betsy Baldwin Chapter

Central New York Genealogical Society

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

Manlius Historical Society

Marcellus Historical Society

Onondaga Chapter

Onondaga Historical Association

Preservation Association of Central New York

Skaneateles Historical Society - Onondaga County, NY

Solvay-Geddes Historical Society - Onondaga County, NY

Town of Clay - Onondaga County, NY

Town of Onondaga Historical Society

Town of Pompey Historical Society

Tully Area Historical Society

Tax Records

Onondaga County Government - Property Taxes

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of Syracuse, NY

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Records by City/Town

NYGenWeb Project - Onondaga County, NY Towns + Villages

Onondaga County New York Town Histories

Town of Camillus, New York

Town of Cicero, New York

Town of Clay, New York

Town of DeWitt, New York

Town of Elbridge, New York

Town of Fabius, New York

Town of Geddes, New York

Town of LaFayette, New York

Town of Lysander, New York

Town of Manlius, New York

Town of Marcellus, New York​

Town of Onondaga, New York

Town of Otisco, New York

Town of Pompey, New York

Town of Salina, New York

Town of Skaneateles, New York

Town of Spafford, New York

Town of Tully, New York

Town of Van Buren, New York

Village of Baldwinsville, New York​

Village of Camillus, New York

Village of East Syracuse, New York

Village of Elbridge, New York

Village of Fayetteville, New York

Village of Jordan, New York

Village of Liverpool, New York

Village of Manlius, New York

Village of Marcellus, New York

Village of Minoa, New York

Village of North Syracuse, New York

Village of Skaneateles, New York

Village of Solvay, New York

Village of Tully, New York

Wikipedia.org - Onondaga County Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Onondaga County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Onondaga County Villages

Vital Records

First Presbyterian Church of Syracuse, NY

GEDCOM Index - Oneida County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Onondaga County, NY Obituaries

GenWed.com - Onondaga County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Onondaga County Marriage Records

Onondaga County Government - County Clerk

Onondaga County Government - Office of Vital Statistics

VitalRec.com - Onondaga County, NY