Otsego 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. Otsego County Records by Type Birth Records (28) Cemetery Records (393) Census Records (67) Church Records (97) City Directories (47) Court Records (4) Death Records (38) Histories and Genealogies (95) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (7) Map Records (63) Marriage Records (42) Military Records (16) Miscellaneous Records (2) Newspapers and Obituaries (153) Probate Records (15) School Records (75) Tax Records (12)

Overview of Otsego County Records

• Otsego County was created in 1791 from Montgomery 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 Otsego County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1908, divorce records starting in 1900, court records starting in 1891, and land records starting in 1791.
• The Otsego County Surrogate Court has probate records starting in 1791.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.