Cayuga County NY Genealogy

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Cayuga County Records by Type

Birth Records (19)
Cemetery Records (275)
Census Records (97)
Church Records (113)
City Directories (145)
Death Records (33)
Histories and Genealogies (68)
Immigration Records (3)
Land Records (7)
Map Records (48)
Marriage Records (21)
Military Records (4)
Minority Records (3)
Miscellaneous Records (2)
Newspapers and Obituaries (182)
Probate Records (6)
School Records (53)
Tax Records (1)

Cayuga County Records by City/Town

Auburn Genealogy (370)
Aurelius Genealogy (39)
Aurora Village Genealogy (48)
Brutus Genealogy (35)
Cato Genealogy (56)
Cayuga Genealogy (38)
Conquest Genealogy (39)
Fair Haven Genealogy (37)
Fleming Genealogy (52)
Genoa Genealogy (58)
Ira Genealogy (38)
Kelloggsville Genealogy (33)
King Ferry Genealogy (35)
Ledyard Genealogy (43)
Locke Genealogy (44)
Mentz Genealogy (34)
Meridian Genealogy (37)

Montezuma Genealogy (42)
Moravia Genealogy (71)
New Hope Genealogy (34)
Niles Genealogy (32)
Owasco Genealogy (49)
Port Byron Genealogy (56)
Scipio Genealogy (53)
Sempronius Genealogy (37)
Sennett Genealogy (46)
Springport Genealogy (37)
Sterling Genealogy (42)
Summerhill Genealogy (42)
Throop Genealogy (39)
Union Springs Genealogy (58)
Venice Center Genealogy (36)
Victory Genealogy (42)
Weedsport Genealogy (63)

Overview of Cayuga County Records

Cayuga County was created in 1799 from Onondaga 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 Cayuga County Clerk has court records starting in 1799, probate records starting in 1799, and land records starting in 1794.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.