Niagara County NY Genealogy

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Niagara County Records by Type

Birth Records (7)
Cemetery Records (230)
Census Records (59)
Church Records (51)
City Directories (241)
Court Records (2)
Death Records (9)
Histories and Genealogies (74)
Immigration Records (9)
Land Records (9)
Map Records (44)
Marriage Records (13)
Military Records (8)
Minority Records (11)
Miscellaneous Records (2)
Newspapers and Obituaries (99)
Probate Records (4)
School Records (56)
Tax Records (2)

Niagara County Records by City/Town

Barker in Niagara County Genealogy (37)
Bergholtz Genealogy (39)
Cambria Genealogy (51)
Hartland Genealogy (47)
Lewiston Genealogy (75)
Lockport Genealogy (251)
Middleport Genealogy (54)
Newfane Genealogy (52)
Niagara Falls Genealogy (238)
North Tonawanda Genealogy (96)

Pendleton Genealogy (43)
Porter Genealogy (36)
Ransomville Genealogy (36)
Royalton Genealogy (42)
Sanborn Genealogy (40)
Somerset Genealogy (40)
Wheatfield Genealogy (43)
Wilson Genealogy (49)
Youngstown Genealogy (53)

Overview of Niagara County Records

Niagara 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 Niagara County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1908, divorce records starting in 1850, court records starting in 1821, and land records starting in 1821.
The Niagara County Surrogate Court has probate records starting in 1821.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.