New York State County Histories

Full-text searchable 19th century histories of counties in all of New York state.

Access Locations: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Subjects: Genealogy; New York City History

Notes: Part I (Southeast) contains the following counties; Westchester, Queens, Kings, Richmond, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, and Sullivan. Part II (Central) contains the following counties; Columbia, Greene, Delaware, Albany, Schoharie, Otsego, Madison, Chenango, Broome, Cortlandt, Tioga, Tompkins, Chemung, Dutchess and Ulster. Part III contains the following counties and area; Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Northwestern New York, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Schuyler, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.

Dates of Coverage: Most of these large volumes were published between 1870 and 1900

Update Frequency: Ongoing

Print Equivalent: Print editions of many of the books are held by The New York Public Library. Check the Library Catalog for holdings.

Format: Web

Output Type: Print