Oneida 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. Oneida County Records by Type Birth Records (37) Cemetery Records (910) Census Records (92) Church Records (175) City Directories (306) Court Records (1) Death Records (34) Histories and Genealogies (149) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (3) Map Records (87) Marriage Records (41) Military Records (16) Minority Records (4) Miscellaneous Records (2) Newspapers and Obituaries (257) Probate Records (9) School Records (95) Tax Records (3)

Overview of Oneida County Records

• Oneida County was created in 1798 from Herkimer 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 Oneida County Clerk has land records starting in 1791, divorce records, and court records starting in 1798.
• The Oneida County Surrogate Court has probate records starting in 1798.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.