Madison County NY Genealogy

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Madison County Records by City/Town

Bridgeport Genealogy (35)
Brookfield Genealogy (84)
Canastota Genealogy (64)
Cazenovia Genealogy (220)
Chittenango Genealogy (72)
DeRuyter Genealogy (63)
Earlville Genealogy (48)
Eaton Genealogy (54)
Fenner Genealogy (95)
Georgetown Genealogy (42)
Hamilton Genealogy (133)
Lebanon Genealogy (52)
Lenox Genealogy (63)


Lincoln Genealogy (59)
Madison Genealogy (61)
Morrisville Genealogy (71)
Munnsville Genealogy (38)
Nelson Genealogy (89)
New Woodstock Genealogy (36)
Oneida Genealogy (135)
Perryville Genealogy (35)
Peterboro Genealogy (39)
Smithfield Genealogy (43)
Stockbridge Genealogy (41)
Sullivan Genealogy (67)
Wampsville Genealogy (38)


Overview of Madison County Records

  • Madison County was created in 1806 from Chenango County.
  • The New York State Department of Health has copies of birth, marriage, and death records starting in 1880. Individual town or city clerks also have copies of birth, marriage, and death records.
  • The Madison County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1905, divorce records starting in 1900, court records starting in 1889, and land records starting in 1806.
  • The Madison County Surrogate Court has probate records starting in 1806.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.