Adams Genealogy (in Jefferson County, NY)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Adams are also found through the Jefferson County and New York pages.


Adams Cemetery Records

Adams Rural Cemetery Find a Grave online

Adams Rural Cemetery Billion Graves online

Elmwood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Paul's Corner Find a Grave online

Penny family gravestone inscriptions in Rural Cemetery, Adams, Jefferson Co., N.Y FamilySearch Library

Thompson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Adams Census Records

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

Adams Church Records

Church records, 1800-1900 (First Presbyterian Church (Adams, New York)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1892-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Andrew's (Sackets Harbor, New York)) FamilySearch Library

First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1809-1891 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1857-1910 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1901-1950 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Adams Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Adams, Jefferson County, New York, 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Adams, Jefferson County, New York, 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Adams, Jefferson County, New York, August 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Adams, Jefferson County, New York, July 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Adams, Jefferson County, New York, June 1890 Library of Congress online

Adams Military Records

Town of Adams Civil War Enlistments US Gen Web online

Troops furnished by the town of Adams, New York : for service during the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 FamilySearch Library

World War 1 Military Roster From The Town of Adams US Gen Web Archives online

Adams Newspapers and Obituaries

Adams Herald. Adams, Jefferson County : 1876-1877 New York State Library

Adams NY Herald 1876 -1877 1876-1877 Fulton History online

Adams NY Jefferson County Journal 1872-1922 Fulton History online

Jefferson County Journal (Adams, N.Y.) Adams, Jefferson County : 1870-1980 New York State Library

Jefferson County News (Adams, N.Y.) Adams, Jefferson County : 1855-1865 New York State Library

Northern Temperance Journal. Adams, Jefferson County : 1869-1870 New York State Library

South Jeff Journal 08/27/2014 to 06/06/2019 Genealogy Bank online

The Adams Visitor. Adams, Jefferson County : 1865-1869 New York State Library

Offline Newspapers for Adams

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.

Adams Visitor. (Adams, N.Y.) 1865-1869

Censor. (Adams, Jefferson Co., N.Y.) 1828-1829

Jefferson County Democrat. (Adams, N.Y.) 1844-1855

Jefferson County Journal. (Adams, Jefferson County, N.Y.) 1870-Current

Jefferson County News. (Adams, N.Y.) 1855-1865

Adams School Records

Adams Center High School yearbooks, 1922, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Adams High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Adams, NY), 1933, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 E Yearbook online

Adams High School yearbook, 1933, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

South Jefferson High School yearbook, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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