Otsego County, New York:
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Projects

• Central New York NYGenWeb site      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Otsego County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Otsego County NYGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Otsego County, New York History and Genealogy      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)

Adjacent counties

• Chenango County, NY  to the west
• Delaware County, NY  to the southeast
• Herkimer County, NY  to the north
• Madison County, NY  to the northwest
• Montgomery County, NY  to the northeast
• Oneida County, NY  to the northwest
• Schoharie County, NY  to the east

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (17)

Cemeteries (12)

Census Records and Indexes (57)

Church Records

• Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. II  includes Records of the Presbyterian Church, Worcester     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Otsego County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Directories

• Central New York Business Directory  1904-1905     (Source: Making of America)
• Gazetteer and business directory of Otsego county, N.Y.  for 1872-3     (Source: New York State Historical Literature)
• Herkimer and Otsego Counties, New York Directories  1917     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Otsego County, New York City, Town, and Rural Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)
• Otsego County, New York Directory  1908     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• Otsego County Will Records, Probates & Indexes      (Source: USGenWeb New York Archives)
• Otsego County, New York Will Testators Index      (Source: SAMPUBCO)
• Probate Records  1629-1971     (Source: Family History Library)

History (72)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• New York County Naturalization Records  1792-1976     (Source: Family History Library)

Introduction and Guides (15)

Land Records

• New York Land Records  1630-1975     (Source: Family History Library)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (23)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• Otsego County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Otsego County, NY Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• NY-CENTRA-L Central New York genealogy

  • NY-CENTRA-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NY-CENTRA-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NY-CENTRA-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• NY-MOHAWK-VALLEY-L Mohawk Valley region genealogy

  • NY-MOHAWK-VALLEY-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NY-MOHAWK-VALLEY-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NY-MOHAWK-VALLEY-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• NYOTSEGO-L Otsego County genealogy

  • NYOTSEGO-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NYOTSEGO-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NYOTSEGO-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (82)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Otsego County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Otsego County, New York     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Addendum to Otsego County, New York     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Otsego County Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb New York Archives)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Otsego County     (Source: Family History Library)
  • Grand Army of the Republic  Otsego County posts, Department of New York, including a complete record of soldiers surviving and buried in the county     (Source: Internet Archive)
  • The veteran volunteers of Herkimer and Otsego counties in the war of the rebellion  Being a history of the 152d N. Y. V. With scenes, incidents, etc., which occurred in the ranks, of the 34th N. Y., 97th N. Y., 121st N. Y., 2d N. Y. heavy artillery, and 1st and 2d N. Y. mounted rifles     (Source: Internet Archive)

• World War I

  • The world war book  Being a record of the war activities of this community (Richfield Springs) and a brief personal history of those who entered the service of their country     (Source: Internet Archive)
  • The World War Book  Being a Record of the War Activities of This Community [Richfield Springs, NY] and a Brief Personal History of Those Who Entered the Service of Their Country     (Source: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Otsego County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Gold Star Servicemen of World War II  Oneonta, New York
  • Otsego County, New York  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Down the historic Susquehanna  A summer's jaunt from Otsego to the Chesapeake     (Source: PA's Past)
• Early Settlers of New York State, Volume 2  includes Otsego County     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Encyclopedia of Appalachia 
• History of Otsego County, New York, 1740-1878  Index     (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Migrations through Otsego County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Montani Publishing  Publishers of Appalachian Memoirs mid-20th century     ($)
• Otsego County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Otsego County Records      (Source: Find County Records)

Newspaper Records (11)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Cooperstown, New York Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• The Daily Star  Oneonta, NY     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The Daily Star  Oneonta     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The Daily Star Online  Obituaries since 1998
• Obituary Index  Individuals born in Otsego County
• Oneonta, New York Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Otsego County Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb New York Archives)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (11)

School Records and Histories

• Cooperstown School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Gilbertsville School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Hartwick College, Oneonta  Historic Campus Architecture Project
• Oneonta School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Otego School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• State Normal School, 1935 Alumni, Oneonta ,NY      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)

Societies (12)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (708)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: Family History Library)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Otsego County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Existing Railroad Stations in New York State 
• Hyde Hall Bridge      (Source: New York State Covered Bridge Society)
• The Otesaga Resort Hotel & Cooper Inn  Cooperstown, New York     (Source: Historic Hotels of America)
• Otsego County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Otsego County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Otsego County Covered Bridges      (Source: Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA)
• Patents  Otsego County, New York     (Source: Google Patents)
• The Unadilla Valley Railway Co. 

Vital Records

• 10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York  1777 - 1834     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• 10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York, 1777-1834      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Marriages taken from the Otsego herald & western advertiser and Freeman's journal      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Marriages taken from the Otsego Herald, Western Advertiser and Freeman's Journal  1795 - 1840     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Otsego County Marriage Records      (Source: GenWed.com)
• Otsego County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, New York, 1850-1880  Otsego County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850  Otsego County     (Source: Family History Library)

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