Cortland Genealogy (in Cortland County, NY)

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Cortland Birth Records

1881-1942 New York Birth Index MyHeritage online

Birth Index for New York State, 1881-1942 Ancestry online

New York, Birth Records, 1880-present New York State Department of Health

Presbyterian Church of Cortland Village records, 1825-1901. Archive Grid

Presbyterian Church of Cortland Village records, N.Y. Archive Grid

Cortland Cemetery Records

Cortland Rural Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cortland Rural Cemetery Interment online

Cortland Rural Cemetery New York Gravestones online

Cortland Rural Cemetery Billion Graves online

Forest Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Glenwood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Lent Cemetery US Gen Web online

Record of burials of the Cortland Rural Cemetery FamilySearch Library

Saint Mary Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Mary's Cemetery Find a Grave online

West Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Cortland Census Records

1855 New York State Census Ancestry online

1865 New York State Census Ancestry online

1875 New York State Census Ancestry online

1892 New York State Census Ancestry online

1905 New York State Census Ancestry online

1915 New York State Census Ancestry online

1925 New York State Census Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Cortland, New York LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Cortland Church Records

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Centennial anniversary of the First Baptist Church, Cortland, N.Y Ancestry online

Centennial anniversary of the First Baptist Church, Cortland, N.Y. FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1825-1912 (First Presbyterian Church (Cortland, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1874-1913 (First Methodist Episcopal Church (Cortland, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Directory / Homer Ave. Methodist Church, Cortland, N.Y. FamilySearch Library

First Baptist Church of Cortland records, 1801-1876, Cortland, N.Y. Archive Grid

First Baptist Church of Cortland records, 1801-1876. Archive Grid

First Baptist Church, Cortland, N.Y., records of church meetings from 1808-1876 : copied in full from the original church books belonging to the church FamilySearch Library

First Methodist Episcopal Church of Cortland records, 1821-1905. Archive Grid

First Methodist Episcopal Church of Cortland records, Cortland, N.Y. Archive Grid

Listing of Cortland County and nearby area churches and synagogue (Cortland County Council of Churches (Cortland, New York)) FamilySearch Library

One hundredth anniversary, Cortland, N.Y., April 16-19, 1925 (First Presbyterian Church (Cortland, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Presbyterian Church of Cortland Village records, 1825-1901. Archive Grid

Presbyterian Church of Cortland Village records, N.Y. Archive Grid

The history of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Cortland Ancestry online

The history of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Cortland FamilySearch Library

The story of Grace Church in Cortland, New York Ancestry online

The story of Grace Church in Cortland, New York FamilySearch Library

Cortland City Directories

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Cortland (New York) city directories FamilySearch Library

Cortland City Directory 1935 MyHeritage online

Cortland City Directory 1936 MyHeritage online

Cortland City Directory 1939 MyHeritage online

Cortland City Directory 1944 MyHeritage online

Cortland City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Cortland City Directory 1954 MyHeritage online

Cortland City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Cortland City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Cortland, NY 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1921-1922, 1924, 1926-1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Cortland, NY 1936-1941, 1943-1944, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954-1955, 1957, 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Cortland, NY Business Directory 1884 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Cortland, NY, City Directory, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1918, 1921, 1924, 1927-1931, 1939-1941, 1943-1944, 1947 New York State Library

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1902 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1904 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1906 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1908 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1910 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1914 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1916 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1918 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1922 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1924 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1930 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1932 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1933 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1934 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1935 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1936 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1938 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1939 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1940 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1943 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1944 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cortland, New York, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Directory / Homer Ave. Methodist Church, Cortland, N.Y. FamilySearch Library

Homer, NY Business Directory 1884 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Listing of Cortland County and nearby area churches and synagogue (Cortland County Council of Churches (Cortland, New York)) FamilySearch Library

New York County Histories City Directories Allen County Public Library

Cortland Death Records

1880-1956 New York Death Index MyHeritage online

1880-1956 New York, Death Index Ancestry online

Death register, 1896-1932 FamilySearch Library

New York, Death Records, 1880-present New York State Department of Health

Presbyterian Church of Cortland Village records, 1825-1901. Archive Grid

Presbyterian Church of Cortland Village records, N.Y. Archive Grid

Cortland Histories and Genealogies

Cortland, New York 1792-1854 FamilySearch Library

Early days FamilySearch Library

Grip's Historical Souvenir of Cortland, 1899 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection) Ancestry online

Historical men of Cortland County and a story of Old Cortland FamilySearch Library

One hundredth anniversary, Cortland, N.Y., April 16-19, 1925 Ancestry online

Past and present : a historical and descriptive sketch of Cortland, N.Y. Ancestry online

Past and present : a historical and descriptive sketch of Cortland, N.Y. FamilySearch Library

Rules, regulations and by-laws : together with a brief historical sketch of Cortland Rural Cemetery Association Ancestry online

Rules, regulations and by-laws : together with a brief historical sketch of Cortland Rural Cemetery Association FamilySearch Library

Cortland Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, vol. 1-6, petition no. 1-1050, 1907-1942 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1816-1906 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1871-1965 FamilySearch Library

Cortland Land Records

Cortland City records, 1856(ca.)-1911(ca.), 1904(approx.)-1911(approx.) (bulk) Archive Grid

Deed records, 1808-1916; index, 1808-1962 FamilySearch Library

Cortland Map Records

Cortland quadrangle, New York, Cortland County FamilySearch Library

Map of Cortland, N.Y., 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cortland, Cortland County, New York, 1902 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cortland, Cortland County, New York, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cortland, Cortland County, New York, 1915 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cortland, Cortland County, New York, February 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cortland, Cortland County, New York, March 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cortland, Cortland County, New York, March 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cortland, Cortland County, New York, October 1887 Library of Congress online

Cortland Marriage Records

1881-1967 New York State, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Marriages in Cortland County, 1826-1865, Taken from Cortland Observer FamilySearch Library

Marriages in Cortland County, 1826-1865, taken from Cortland Observer FamilySearch Library

New York Marriages, 1600-1784 Ancestry online

New York, Marriage Records, 1881-present New York State Department of Health

Presbyterian Church of Cortland Village records, 1825-1901. Archive Grid

Presbyterian Church of Cortland Village records, N.Y. Archive Grid

Cortland Military Records

Personal war sketches of the members of Grover Post, no. 98, of Cortland FamilySearch Library

Cortland Miscellaneous Records

List of letters remaining in the Post Office at Cortland Village (Cortland County), 1817-1821 FamilySearch Library

List of letters remaining in the post office in Homer and Cortland villages, October 1, 1825 - July 1, 1832 FamilySearch Library

Cortland Newspapers and Obituaries

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CO-NO press. Cortland, N.Y. 1925-10-23 to 1942-05-22 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Cortland County Sentinel. Cortland, Cortland County : 1887-1900 New York State Library

Cortland NY Advocate 1831-1834 Fulton History online

Cortland NY County Express 1847-1850 Fulton History online

Cortland NY County Republican 1855-1877 Fulton History online

Cortland NY Democrat 1840-1966 Fulton History online

Cortland NY Gazette Banner 1861-1869 Fulton History online

Cortland NY Independent Villager 1980-1987 Fulton History online

Cortland NY News 1880-1887 Fulton History online

Cortland NY Observer 1825-1832 Fulton History online

Cortland NY Republican Eagle 1837-1840 Fulton History online

Cortland NY Standard 1867-1975 Fulton History online

Cortland NY Standard And Cortland Daily Journal 1892 Fulton History online

Cortland NY Standard And Homer Republican 1918-1921 Fulton History online

Cortland NY Tribune 1950 Fulton History online

Cortland NY Whig 1840-1855 Fulton History online

Cortland Standard (Cortland, N.Y. : 1877) Cortland, Cortland County : 1877-1892 New York State Library

Cortland Standard (Cortland, N.Y. : 1892) Cortland, Cortland County : 1892-1892 New York State Library

Cortland Standard (Cortland, N.Y. : 1893) Cortland, Cortland County : 1893-1919 New York State Library

Cortland Standard (Cortland, N.Y. : 1921) Cortland, Cortland County : 1921-1969 New York State Library

Cortland Standard (Cortland, N.Y.) Cortland, Cortland County : 1893-1919 New York State Library

Cortland Standard and Cortland Daily Journal. Cortland, Cortland County : 1892-1893 New York State Library

Cortland Standard and Homer Republican (Cortland, N.Y.) Cortland, Cortland County : 1919-1921 New York State Library

Cortland Standard and Weekly Journal. Cortland, Cortland County : 1892-1893 New York State Library

Cortland standard and weekly journal. Cortland, N.Y. 1892-07-15 to 1893-01-17 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Cortland standard. Cortland, N.Y. 1893-01-20 to 1903-12-29 NYS Historic Newspapers online

Marriages in Cortland County, 1826-1865, Taken from Cortland Observer FamilySearch Library

The Dragon chronicle. Cortland, N.Y. 1990-09-07 to 2017-04-27 NYS Historic Newspapers online

The Hilltop press. Cortland, N.Y. 1942-09-24 to 1971-05-07 NYS Historic Newspapers online

The Press. Cortland, N.Y. 1972-09-08 to 1990-05-01 NYS Historic Newspapers online

The Village Museum. Cortland, Cortland County : 1820-1820 New York State Library

Offline Newspapers for Cortland

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Cortland County Democrat. (Cortland Village [N.Y.]) 1868-1877

Cortland County Standard. (Cortland, N.Y.) 1867-1872

Cortland County Whig. (Cortland, N.Y.) 1840-1855

Cortland Courier. (Cortland, N.Y.) 1823-1824

Cortland Democrat. (Cortland Village, Cortland County, N.Y.) 1840-1855

Cortland Democrat. (Cortland Village, N.Y.) 1864-1868

Cortland Gazette. (Cortland [N.Y.]) 1857-1861

Cortland Journal. (Cortland, N.Y.) 1824-1831

Cortland Republican. (Cortland Village, Cortland County, N.Y.) 1815-1821

Cortland Republican. (Cortland Village, Cortland County, N.Y.) 1832-1836

Cortland Standard and Cortland Daily Journal. (Cortland, N.Y.) 1892-1893

Cortland Standard and Journal. (Cortland, N.Y.) 1872-1877

Cortland Standard. (Cortland, N.Y.) 1877-1892

Cortland Standard. (Cortland, N.Y.) 1893-1919

Cortland Standard. (Cortland, N.Y.) 1921-Current

Cortland Tribune. (Cortland, N.Y.) 1948-1950

Cortland Weekly Journal. (Cortland, N.Y.) 1869-1872

Republican Banner. (Cortland Village, Cortland County, N.Y.) 1858-1861

Republican and Eagle. (Cortland and Homer Villages [N.Y.]) 1836-1840

Cortland Probate Records

1659-1999 New York, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Cortland School Records

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Commencement, 1966, College at Cortland LDS Genealogy online

Commencement, 1966, College at Cortland Internet Archive online

Cortland High School - Co Hi An Yearbook (Cortland, NY), 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1976 E Yearbook online

Cortland High School yearbook, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Cortland High School yearbook, 1928 (Jun), 1929 (Jun), 1930, 1931 (Jun), 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Cortland High School yearbook, 1928 (Jun), 1929 (Jun), 1930, 1931 (Jun), 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Classmates online

Cortland Normal School yearbooks, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1976 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Cortland State Teachers College yearbooks, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Cortland-our alma mater : a history of Cortland Normal School and State University of New York, Teachers College at Cortland, 1869-1959 FamilySearch Library

Cortlandville school districts no. 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 21 for 1845-1853 FamilySearch Library

Report of school district no. 8, Cortland, 1853-1895 FamilySearch Library

SUNY Cortland yearbook, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1962, 1965 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Saint Mary's High School yearbook, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Mary's High School yearbook, 1937, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Marys High School - Per Annos Yearbook (Cortland, NY), 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 E Yearbook online

St Marys High School yearbook, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Mary's High School yearbook, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 Classmates online

St. Mary's High School yearbook, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

State University of New York College at Cortland yearbooks, 1961, 1965, 1979 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Suny Cortland - Didascaleion Yearbook (Cortland, NY), 1927, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1979 E Yearbook online

Cortland Tax Records

Cortland City records, 1856(ca.)-1911(ca.), 1904(approx.)-1911(approx.) (bulk) Archive Grid



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