New York 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. New York County Records by Type Birth Records (27) Cemetery Records (97) Census Records (51) Church Records (102) City Directories (82) Court Records (3) Death Records (21) Histories and Genealogies (55) Immigration Records (15) Land Records (2) Map Records (46) Marriage Records (38) Military Records (8) Minority Records (3) Miscellaneous Records (5) Newspapers and Obituaries (88) Probate Records (16) School Records (12) Tax Records (1)

Overview of New York County Records

• New York County was created in 1683 and was an original county for the state of New York. It is one of the five boroughs of New York City and has the same boundaries as Manhattan.
• The New York City Health Department has copies of birth records starting in 1910 and death records starting in 1949. The New York City Municipal Archives has copies of birth records previous to 1910 and death records previous to 1949.
• The New York County Clerk has divorce records starting in 1754, naturalization records from 1794 to 1924, and state census records.
• The New York County Surrogate Court has probate records starting in 1665.
• For additional records, see the pages for New York City and the other county borough pages.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.