Smithfield, Madison County, New York Genealogy

United States

New York

Madison County

Town of Smithfield

Resources

History

Additional Resources:

Madison County, New York History

Genealogical Resources: History of Smithfield, NY

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums

The town of Smithfield does not have a library but check out the Mid York Library System of which Madison County is a part of, to locate the towns close to Smithfield that have public libraries.

Oneida Public Library 459 Main Street Oneida, New York 13421 Phone: 315-363-3050

Genealogical resources: Local History Room The Oneida Public Library’s Local History Room contains a noncirculating collection of over 1,560 books, pamphlets, maps and genealogical materials relating to the City of Oneida, Madison County, Oneida County and New York State. It also contains on microfilm Oneida City and Madison County newspapers dating back to 1846, a complete set of published directories of Oneida City and surrounding communities and U.S. Census data for Madison County from 1850 to 1930.

Societies

Smithfield Community Association
5255 Pleasant Valley Road
P.O.Box 42
Peterboro, NY 13134-0042
Email: mail@sca-peterboro.org

Madison County Historical Society 435 Main Street Oneida, NY 13421 Phone: 315-363-4136/315-361-9735 Email: history@mchs1900.org

Genealogical Resources: The Mary King Research Library collections includes the following items, family names, newspapers on microfilm, vital stats, census records and more. The Society also has an online newsletter.

Town Clerk

Smithfield Town Clerk 5255 Pleasant Valley Road Peterboro, NY 13035 Phone: 315–684-9293 Email: TownOfSmithfield@centralny.twcbc.com

Genealogical Resources: The Town Clerk issues Birth and Death certificates, birth and death transcripts and burial transit permits and is responsible for keeping a permanent record of all births, deaths, and marriages that occurred within the town since 1883.

Town Historian

Smithfield Town Historian
Donna Burdick
110 Crescent Dr.
Kirkwood, NY 13795
Phone: 607–775–3103
Email: dburdick@stny.rr.com

Town Records

To locate additional published and transcribed records for Smithfield, Madison County, New York Genealogy check:

• Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). Archive.org; At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 974.7 D27r. Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists. The codes used under Church and Cemetery are defined in the link above the listing of towns, cities and villages.