Genealogy Resources - Orange 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

Albert Wisner Public Library, NY

The 1722 Bull Stone House - Orange County, NY

The Captain David Crawford House

Chester Public Library, NY

Constitution Island - Orange County, NY

Cornwall Public Library, NY

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

Eleazer Harding House - Orange County, NY

Family History Library Catalog - Orange County, NY

Florida Public Library, NY​

Gomez Mill House, Marlboro, NY

Goshen Public Library and Historical Society

Greenwood Lake Public Library, NY

Highland Falls Library, NY

Historic Sites — Palisades Parks Conservancy

Jacob T. Walden House - Orange County, NY

Josephine-Louise Public Library, NY

Local History & Genealogy - Orange County, NY

Middletown Thrall Library, NY

Moffat Library Of Washingtonville, NY

Monroe Free Library, NY

The Monroe Historical Society - Orange County, NY

Montgomery Free Library, NY

The Neversink Valley Museum - Orange County, NY

Newburgh Free Library, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Historians

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Orange County Government, NY - Historian

Orange County Public Libraries

Pine Bush Area Public Library District, NY

Port Jervis Free Library, NY

Sands Ring Homestead Museum - Orange County, NY

Town of Warwick Archives - Orange County, NY

Tuxedo Park Library, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Orange County, NY Archives

WebArchive.org - City of Newburgh Records

WebArchive.org - Town of New Windsor / Online Historical Records

Woodbury Public Library, NY

Bible Records

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Family Bibles

Biographies

An Outline History of Orange County

Biographies - Orange County New York

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orange County, NY Biographies

Orange County, New York Biographies

Orange County, New York Genealogy and History - Historic Old Churches, with Biographies of Their Pastors

Our Family Tree - Orange County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Orange County, NY Biographies

Wikipedia.org - Orange County, NY Notable Residents

Wikipedia.com - People from Orange County, New York

Books

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

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Books of Interest

Cemeteries

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

Congregational Church Cemetery

Epodunk.com - Orange County, NY

Find A Grave - Orange County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orange County, NY Cemeteries

German Reformed Cemetery - Orange County, NY

Howells Cemetery - Orange County, NY

Interment.com - Orange County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Cemetery Records

Magagkamack Churchyard Cemetery - Orange County, NY

Manning Cemetery - Orange County, NY

Mapes Family Cemetery - Orange County, NY

Mount Hope Plains Cemetery - Orange County, NY

New Vernon Cemetery - Orange County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Potters Field

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Tombstone Photograph Library

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Orange County

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Orange County

Old Town Burying Ground  - Orange County, NY

Old Town Cemetery - Orange County, NY

Pierson Family Cemetery - Orange County, NY

The Political Graveyard - Orange County, NY

Records of the Warwick Cemetery, Warwick NY 1867-1919

A Small Community Goes to War - Middletown, New York

St. James Episcopal Cemetery - Orange County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Orange County, NY

USGenWeb Archvies - Orange County, NY Cemeteries

Wallkill Cemetery - Orange County, NY

Census Records

Census-Online - Orange County, NY Census Records

Cyndi's List - Orange County, NY Census

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orange County, NY Census

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Census Records

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY 1790 Census /New Windsor

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY 1825 Census /New Windsor

New York State Census, 1865 - Orange County

New York State Census, 1875 - Orange County, NY

Official 1940 Census Website - Orange County, NY

US-Census.org - Orange County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Orange County, NY Census Records

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

1810 Census for Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York

1880 Census Search - Orange County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1251 - 1920) - Orange County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1252 - 1920) - Orange County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1253 - 1920) - Orange County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1632 - 1930) - Orange County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1633) - Orange County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1634) - Orange County, NY

Church Records

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

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Church Records

NYGenWeb Project - Bethlehem Church Marriage Records

NYGenWeb Project - 1914 First Congregation Church Choir

NYGenWeb Project - First Preachers of  Gardnertown Church

NYGenWeb Project - First Presbyterian Church:  Death Records

NYGenWeb Project - First Presbyterian Church: Marriage Records

NYGenWeb Project - Marriage Index Dutch Reform Church

NYGenWeb Project - Methodist Episcopal Church, Newburgh: Marriage Records

NYGenWeb Project - N.W. Presbyterian Church: Marriage Records 1798-1810

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Churches

Orange County, New York Genealogy and History - Historic Old Churches, with Biographies of Their Pastors

Court Records

The Bench and Bar of Orange County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Court Records

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

Orange County Government, NY - Courts

Orange County Surrogate Court Clerk

Directories

Cyndi's List - Orange County, NY Directories

LDS Genealogy - Orange County City Directories

The Middletown Directory 1857-1858

Orange County, New York City, County and Rural Directories 

Town of Newburgh 1878-79

1890 Warwick, NY Census Substitute Resource

Wayback Machine - List of the Inhabitants in the County of Orange, New York, 1702

Estate Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orange County, NY Wills/Probate Records

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Probate Records

New York, Orange County Probate Records, 1787-1938

Orange County Will Records, Probates & Indexes 

Orange County, New York Will Testators

Family Genealogy

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Family Ties

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Family Histories

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Family Bibles

History

A Brief History of Methodism in Port Jervis and Vicinity, Orange County, New York, and Other Items of Interest

Brief History of the Presbyterian Church in the Village of Montgomery, Orange Co., New York

Cyndi's List - Orange County, NY History & Culture

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

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

The Historic Wallkill and Hudson River Valleys

History of Orange County, New York 1881

The History of Orange County, New York 1908

A History of the Minisink Region

A History of the Minisink Region 1867

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Histories and Genealogies

Middletown Thrall Library, 1901 - 1996

National Register of Historic Places - Orange County, NY

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

Orange County, New York Genealogy and History - A Crooked Little Brook

Orange County, New York Genealogy and History - Historic Old Churches, with Biographies of Their Pastors

Orange County, New York Genealogy and History - Places of Colonial and Revolutionary Interest

The Record of a Century of Church Life of the Reformed Church, Warwick, NY 1804-1904

Reformed Dutch Church of Deerpark, at Port Jervis, Orange County, NY

Tuxedo Park Library - Orange County, NY

​USGenWeb Archives - Orange County, NY History

The Wallkill Valley in Art and Story 1899

Wikipedia.org - Orange County, NY History

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

Wikipedia.org - Newburgh Dutch Reformed Church

Immigration Records

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Immigration Records

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Land Records

​USGenWeb Archives - Orange County, NY Deeds & Land Records

Map Records

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

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

Historic Map Works - Orange County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Orange County, New York

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Orange County, NY Geography

Military Records

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

Enrollment of Persons Liable to Military Duty

Fort Montgomery, New York - Orange County

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orange County, NY Military Records

Hamptonburgh, NY Civil War Soldiers

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Military Records

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

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

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

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

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Civil War

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Civil War Volunteers

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY National Guard Service Roster  1878-1893

Orange County, New York Genealogy and History - Places of Colonial and Revolutionary Interest

USGenWeb Archives - Orange County, NY Military Records

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

Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Minority Records

Miscellaneous Records

Cyndi's List - Orange County, NY Social Networking

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY 1775 Assessment Roll

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY The Old Academy Principals

Orange County, New York Genealogy and History - Poems by N. P Willis

Orange County, New York Genealogy and History - Poems by Lynn Eliot Beers

Orange County, New York Genealogy and History - Reminiscences of Rysdyk’s Hambletonian

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Newspaper Records

Cyndi's List - Orange County, NY Newspapers

Daily Newburgh Journal - Orange County, NY

The Evening Gazette - Orange County, NY

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orange County, NY Newspaper Gleanings

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Greenwood Lake and West Milford News

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Greenwood Lake Buzzer

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Greenwood Lake News-Letter

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Greenwood Lake News

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Greenwood Lake Pulic Library Matters

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HRVH Historical Newspapers - Newburgh Telegraph

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Ramapo Valley Gazette

HRVH Historical Newspapers - Stewart Field United States Military Academy Prop Wash

Hudson Valley Morning News

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Newspapers and Obituaries

Middletown, Orange County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Local News Media

NYS Historic Newspapers - Orange County, New York

Newburgh Daily Journal - Orange County, NY

The Newburgh Daily News - Orange County, NY

The Newburgh Daily Telegraph - Orange County, NY

Newburgh Evening Press - Orange County, NY

Newburgh Journal - Orange County, NY

Newburgh Morning Telegraph

The Newburgh News - Orange County, NY

Newburgh Sunday Telegram - Orange County, NY

The Newburgh Telegram - Orange County, NY

Newburgh-Beacon News - Orange County, NY

Newspaper Abstracts - Orange County, NY

Orange County, NY Newspapers

Straus Newspapers - Orange County, NY

Sunday Newburgh Telegram - Orange County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Orange County, NY Newspaper Records

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orange County, NY Obituaries A-K

Genealogy Trails History Group - Orange County, NY Obituaries L-Z

Name Index, Horton Scrapbook

Obituary Database - Orange County, NY

Obituary Index - Orange County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Orange County, NY Obituaries

Photographs

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

National Archives - Orange County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Photograph Library

Resources

Cyndi's List - Orange County, NY General Resources

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Lookup Volunteers

Orange County Government, NY

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Orange County School Records

Societies

Central New York Genealogical Society

Chester Historical Society - Orange County, NY

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

The Constitution Island Association - Orange County, NY

Cornwall New York Historical Society - Orange County, NY

The Historical Society of the Town of Warwick, NY

Middletown & New Jersey Railroad Historical Society 

Minisink Valley Historical Society - Orange County, NY

Newburgh Preservation Association - Orange County, NY

Orange County Genealogical Society

Sugar Loaf Historical Society - Orange County, NY 

Town of Highlands Historical Society - Orange County, NY

Town of Woodbury - Orange County, NY

Tuxedo Historical Society - Orange County, NY

Walden & Wallkill Valley Historical Society

Woodbury Historical Society - Orange County, NY

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of Middletown, New York

City of Newburgh, New York

City of Port Jervis, New York

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Records by City/Town

Town of Blooming Grove, New York

Town of Chester, New York

Town of Cornwall, New York

Town of Crawford, New York

Town of Deerpark, New York

Town of Goshen, New York

Town of Greenville, New York

Town of Hamptonburgh, New York

Town of Highlands, New York

Town of Minisink, New York

Town of Monroe, New York

Town of Montgomery, New York

Town of Mount Hope, New York

Town of New Windsor, New York

Town of Newburgh, New York​

Town of Tuxedo, New York

Town of Wallkill, New York

Town of Warwick, New York

Town of Wawayanda, New York

Town of Woodbury, New York

Town History Files for Orange County, New York

Village of Chester, New York

Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York

Village of Florida, New York

Village of Goshen, NY

Village of Greenwood Lake, New York

Village of Harriman, New York

Village of Highland Falls, New York​

Village of Maybrook, New York

Village of Monroe, New York​

Village of Montgomery, New York

Village of Otisville, New York

Village of South Blooming Grove, New York

Village of Tuxedo Park, New York

Village of Unionville, New York

Village of Walden, New York

Village of Warwick, New York

Village of Washingtonville, New York

Village of Woodbury, New York

WebArchive.org - Newburgh Village and Town Records 1803-1838

WebArchive.org - Town of Wallkill History

Wikipedia.org - Orange County, NY Cities

Wikipedia.org - Orange County, NY Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Orange County, NY Towns

Wikipedia.org - Orange County, NY Villages

Vital Records

GEDCOM Index - Orange County, NY

GenWed.com - Orange County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Orange County Marriage Records

NYGenWeb Project - Orange County, NY Vital Records

Orange County Government, NY - County Clerk

Sleepy Hollow DRC Marriages 1698-1790

VitalRec.com - Orange County, NY Vital Records