Cattaraugus County NY Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Cattaraugus County Records by Type Birth Records (8) Cemetery Records (337) Census Records (186) Church Records (40) City Directories (74) Court Records (1) Death Records (11) Histories and Genealogies (59) Immigration Records (4) Land Records (6) Map Records (60) Marriage Records (11) Military Records (13) Minority Records (1) Miscellaneous Records (3) Newspapers and Obituaries (130) Probate Records (4) School Records (57) Tax Records (3)

Overview of Cattaraugus County Records

• Cattaraugus County was created in 1808 from Genesee 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 Cattaraugus County Clerk has land records starting in 1808, divorce records, court records starting in 1850, and naturalization records.
• The Cattaraugus County Surrogate Court has probate records starting in 1800.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.