Genealogy Resources - Cortland 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

Cortland County Historian - Cortland, NY

Cortland Free Library - Cortland, NY

FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Cortland County

FamilySearch Catalog - Cortland County, NY

Historians of Cortland County

Kellogg Free Library - Cincinnatus, NY

Lamont Memorial Free Library - McGraw, NY

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Peck Memorial Library - Marathon, NY

Phillips Free Library - Homer, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Cortland County, NY Archives

Bible Records

RootsWeb - Cortland County, New York Submitted Records

Biographies

Biographies - Cortland County New York

City of Cortland - Cortland County Notable People

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cortland County Biographies 

History of Cortland County

My Genealogy Hound - Cortland County, New York Biographies

Our Family Tree - Cortland County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Cortland County New York Biographies

Wikipedia.org - Cortland County Notable Residents

Wikipedia.org - People from Cortland County, New York

Cemeteries

Epodunk.com - Courtland County Cemeteries

Find a Grave - Cortland County Cemetery List

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cortland County Cemeteries

Interment.com - Cortland County, NY Cemeteries

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project

New York Gravestone Photo Project - Cortland County

The Political Graveyard - Cortland County, NY Cemeteries

RootsWeb - Cortland County Cemetery Records

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Cortland County, NY Cemeteries

USGenWeb Archives - Cortland County, NY Cemeteries

Census Records

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

Cortland Co. Census Records

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Census Records

New York State Census, 1865 - Cortland County

New York State Census, 1892 - Cortland County

RootsWeb - Cortland County Census Records

RootsWeb - Residents of the Poor House from the 1855 Census

RootsWeb - Residents of the Poor House from the 1860 Census

US-Census.org - Cortland County Federal Census Index

1840 Census of Pensioners - Cortland County, NY

1880 Cortland County, NY Census Records - FamilySearch.org

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

15th Census, Population, 1930 - Cortland County, NY

Wikipedia.org - Cortland County Census-Designated Places

Church Records

Ancestry.com - ​Directory : Homer Ave. Methodist Episcopal Church, Cortland, N.Y., 1918

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Church Records

Court Records

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Court Records

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

Directories

Ancestry.com - ​Gazetteer and Business Directory of Cortland County, N.Y., for 1869

Central New York Business Directory 1904-1905

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County City Directories

RootsWeb - Directory of 1889/90 for Cortland County

Estate Records

Cortland County Clerk - Cortland, NY
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Probate Records 1629-1971 - Cortland County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Probate Records

RootsWeb - Cortland County, New York Submitted Records

USGenWeb Archives - Cortland County, NY Will Records, Probates & Indexes

Family Genealogies

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Histories and Genealogies

RootsWeb - Cortland County, New York Submitted Records

RootsWeb - Index to Cutter's Genealogies of Central NY

RootsWeb - Pages of Cutters in JPG form

General Resources

​Ancestry.com - Card Catalog

Cortland County Government - Cortland, NY

FamilySearch Wiki - Cortland County, New York

History

Cortland County Historian - Cortland, NY

Congregational Church, Homer, N. Y.

Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1860

History of Cortland County

The History of Montgomery Classis

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places

The Natural, Statistical and Civil History of the State of New York (Volume 2)

Pioneer History - Cortland County, NY

RootsWeb - Early Settlers Database Collection

RootsWeb - Introduction to Smith's History of Cortland County

RootsWeb - Smith's History of Cortland County

Wikipedia.org - Cortland County, NY History

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

Immigration and Naturalization Records

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Immigration Records

Northern District Court of NY Naturalization Project

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Federal Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Land Records

RootsWeb - Cortland County Land Records

USGenWeb Archives - Cortland County, NY Deed / Land Records

Map Records

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Cortland County, New York 

RootsWeb - Cortland County Maps/Geography

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Cortland County Geography

Military Records

1840 Census of Pensioners - Cortland County, NY

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cortland County Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Military Records

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

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

RootsWeb - Cortland County Military Information

RootsWeb - Pension Lists/Files for Cortland County

USGenWeb Archives - Cortland County, NY Military Records

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

Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Miscellaneous Records

RootsWeb - Archived Queries Cortland County, New York

RootsWeb - Cortland County, New York Queries

RootsWeb - Cortland County Query Front End

RootsWeb - Cortland County, Unindexed Queries

RootsWeb - Cortland County, Unindexed Queries No. 2

RootsWeb - Current Queries Cortland County, New York

RootsWeb - Migration Patterns of Cortland Co. Families

RootsWeb - Postmaster List for 1898 Cortland Co.

Museums

CNY Living History Center - Cortland, NY

1890 House Museum - Cortland, NY

Homeville Museum - Cortland, NY

New York State Country Music Hall of Fame - Cortland, NY

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Newspaper Records

Cortland County, NY - Chronicling America

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cortland County Newspaper Gleanings

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Newspapers and Obituaries

NYS Historic Newspapers - Cortland County, New York

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

Newspaper Records - Cortland County, NY

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Cortland County Obituaries and Death Notices

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Newspapers and Obituaries

Obituary Index - Cortland County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Cortland County Obituaries & Death Notices

Photographs

FamilyOldPhotos.com - 1932 Cortland, New York High School Baseball Team

FamilyOldPhotos.com - 1932 Cortland, New York High School Basketball Team​

FamilyOldPhotos.com - 1934 Cortland, New York High School Class

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

National Archives - Cortland County, New York

RootsWeb - Cortland County Pictures

Publications

Hope Farm Press and Bookshop - Cortland County, NY

RootsWeb - Books on Cortland County

RootsWeb - Collected Articles Connected to Cortland Co.

RootsWeb - Others Materials Relating to Cortland Co.

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County School Records

RootsWeb - Attendee's to a Teachers Institute Conference

RootsWeb - Cortland Academy 1850 Catalogue

RootsWeb - Graduating Class of 1922-Cortland

Student Name Index Project - Cortland Academy Student Name Index

Wikipedia.org - Cortland County Education

Societies

Central New York Genealogical Society

Cortland County Historical Society

Tioughnioga Chapter - Cortland County, NY

Tax Records

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Tax Records

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of Cortland - Cortland, NY

Cortland County New York History - Town Histories

Homer, NY - One-Place-Study

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Records by City/Town

RootsWeb - Town of Cortlandville

RootsWeb - Town of Cuyler

RootsWeb - Town of Freetown

RootsWeb - Town of Harford

RootsWeb - Town of Homer

RootsWeb - Town of Lapeer

RootsWeb - Town of Preble

RootsWeb - Town of Solon

RootsWeb - Town of Taylor

RootsWeb - Town of Virgil

RootsWeb - Town of Willett

RootsWeb - Records by Town

Wikipedia.org - Cortland County City

Wikipedia.org - Cortland County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Cortland County Villages

Vital Records

Cortland County Clerk - Cortland, NY

GEDCOM Index - Cortland County, NY

GenWed.com - Cortland County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Cortland County Marriage Records

RootsWeb - Cortland County Census Records

VitalRec.com - Cortland County Vital Records