Orange County NY Genealogy

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Orange County Records by Type

Birth Records (51)
Cemetery Records (460)
Census Records (77)
Church Records (276)
City Directories (206)
Court Records (2)
Death Records (32)
Histories and Genealogies (103)
Immigration Records (8)
Land Records (8)
Map Records (95)
Marriage Records (70)
Military Records (37)
Minority Records (2)
Miscellaneous Records (5)
Newspapers and Obituaries (284)
Probate Records (7)
School Records (101)
Tax Records (4)

Orange County Records by City/Town

Amity in Orange County Genealogy (38)
Arden Genealogy (39)
Balmville Genealogy (39)
Berea Genealogy (48)
Blooming Grove Genealogy (59)
Bullville Genealogy (38)
Campbell Hall Genealogy (42)
Central Valley Genealogy (43)
Chester Genealogy (74)
Cornwall Genealogy (84)
Cornwall on Hudson Genealogy (45)
Deerpark Genealogy (53)
Florida in Orange County Genealogy (50)
Goshen Genealogy (165)
Greenville Genealogy (47)
Hamptonburgh Genealogy (51)
Harriman Genealogy (41)
Highland Falls Genealogy (53)
Highland Mills Genealogy (44)
Little Britain Genealogy (45)
Middletown Genealogy (213)

Minisink Genealogy (57)
Monroe Genealogy (78)
Montgomery Genealogy (127)
Mount Hope Genealogy (40)
New Windsor Genealogy (77)
Newburgh Genealogy (333)
Otisville Genealogy (39)
Pine Bush Genealogy (60)
Pine Island Genealogy (44)
Port Jervis Genealogy (121)
Ridgebury Genealogy (43)
Slate Hill Genealogy (41)
Tuxedo Genealogy (42)
Unionville Genealogy (42)
Walden Genealogy (71)
Wallkill in Orange County Genealogy (50)
Warwick Genealogy (114)
Washingtonville Genealogy (48)
West Point Genealogy (84)
Westtown Genealogy (40)
Woodbury Genealogy (41)

Overview of Orange County Records

Orange County was created in 1683 and was an original county for the state of New York.
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 Orange County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1908, court records starting in 1852, divorce records, and land records starting in 1703.
The Orange County Surrogate Court has probate records starting in 1787.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.