Rockland County NY Genealogy

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Rockland County Records by Type

Birth Records (26)
Cemetery Records (203)
Census Records (53)
Church Records (106)
City Directories (21)
Court Records (3)
Death Records (12)
Histories and Genealogies (31)
Immigration Records (6)
Land Records (5)
Map Records (50)
Marriage Records (40)
Military Records (19)
Miscellaneous Records (1)
Newspapers and Obituaries (43)
Probate Records (9)
School Records (36)
Tax Records (1)

Rockland County Records by City/Town

Blauvelt Genealogy (40)
Clarkstown Genealogy (62)
Congers Genealogy (40)
Haverstraw Genealogy (82)
Kakiat Genealogy (34)
Ladentown Genealogy (35)
Monsey Genealogy (34)
Nanuet Genealogy (51)
New City Genealogy (48)
New Hempstead Genealogy (36)
Nyack Genealogy (87)
Orangeburg Genealogy (36)
Pearl River Genealogy (48)
Piermont Genealogy (40)

Pomona Genealogy (39)
Ramapo Genealogy (46)
Rockland Lake Genealogy (34)
Sloatsburg Genealogy (35)
Sloatsburgh Genealogy (33)
Sparkill Genealogy (38)
Spring Valley Genealogy (53)
Stony Point Genealogy (54)
Suffern Genealogy (50)
Tappan Genealogy (70)
Thiells Genealogy (34)
Valley Cottage Genealogy (33)
West Nyack Genealogy (35)

Overview of Rockland County Records

Rockland County was created in 1798 from Orange 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 Rockland County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1908, divorce records, court records starting in 1798, and land records starting in 1798.
The Rockland 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.