Warren County, New York Genealogy

United States

New York

Warren County

Guide to Warren County, New York ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

New York Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Queensbury Organized: March 12, 1813 Parent County(s): Washington Neighboring Counties Essex • Hamilton • Saratoga • Washington See County Maps Courthouse Location Map

County Information

Description

The county was named for General Joseph Warren, an American Revolutionary War hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill. The county is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse

Warren County Courthouse
1340 State Route 9
Lake George, NY 12845
Phone: 518-480-6335
Warren County Website

The Warren County Clerk's office has divorce, court, land, military and naturalization records as well as the state census.
The Surrogate Court has probate records.

Warren County, New York Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1880	1880	1880	1813	1813	1813	1663
*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1880. General compliance for births by 1915 and deaths by 1890.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

Parent County(s): Created from Washington county on 12 Mar 1813. County Seat: Queensbury New York Individual County Chronologies - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county New York Historical Borders - Map at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; Also at: mapofus.org - animated maps illustrating New York county boundary changes

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cities
Glens Falls
Towns
Bolton Chester Hague Horicon	Johnsburg Lake George Lake Luzerne Queensbury (county seat)	Stony Creek Thurman Warrensburg
Villages
Lake George
Hamlets
Brant Lake East Lake George Kattskill Bay	North River Oneida Corners Riparius	Silver Bay Wevertown Pottersville
Census-designated places
Bolton Landing Chestertown Glens Falls North	North Creek Pottersville Warrensburg	West Glens Falls

Resources

Bible Records

• 1581-1917 New York, Family Bible Records at Ancestry – ($); Index. Database is a collection of genealogically important records taken from the Bibles of colony and state residents. Reveals the Bible's original owner, brief record of descendants,and a particular event such as birth or marriage as recorded in Bible.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Warren County, New York online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	BillionGraves Find A Grave Warren NY GenWeb Interment.net Names in Stone New York Gravestones Tombstone Transcription Project
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	FamilySearch Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Find A Grave FamilySearch Places
See New York Cemeteries for more information.

• 1800-1965 New York, Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1820	9,453	—
1830	11,796	24.8%
1840	13,422	13.8%
1850	17,199	28.1%
1860	21,434	24.6%
1870	22,592	5.4%
1880	25,179	11.5%
1890	27,866	10.7%
1900	29,943	7.5%
1910	32,223	7.6%
1920	31,673	−1.7%
1930	34,174	7.9%
1940	36,035	5.4%
1950	39,205	8.8%
1960	44,002	12.2%
1970	49,402	12.3%
1980	54,854	11.0%
1990	59,209	7.9%
2000	63,303	6.9%
2010	65,707	3.8%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

For information and tips on using and accessing online census records, see New York Census.

Federal
U.S. Census Mortality Schedules for New York, 1850-1880:

• Available online at Ancestry ($).
• Deaths are included for the 12 months prior to the census, 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, and 1879-80 beginning 1 June and ending 31 May of the census year.
• Basic contents of the records include: Name, sex, age, color, marital status, place of birth, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. 1870 also has parents' birthplace. 1880 lists how long a resident of the county.
• Also on FS Library Films 1415128–42.
• The 1890 Census is lost. For a substitute, see Warren.

State

Source	1825	1835	1845	1855	1865	1875	1892	1905	1915	1925
Ancestry.com	-	-	-	Yes	-	Yes	Yes Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
FS Library Films	-	-	-	Yes
FamilySearch Images	-	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New York State Library Films	-	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

New York State 1865 and 1875 Census Marriage, Mortality; and 1865 Soldier Mortality records:

• Images available online at New York State Census, 1865 and New York State Census, 1875. Click on the link to go to the page, then click on the ‘Browse through images’ link and select your county, then select an ancestor's town and browse to the end of the population schedule until you find the Marriage, Mortality, and 1865 soldier mortality schedules.
• Includes marriages and deaths for the 12 months prior to the census, ending 1 June of the census year.
• Marriage entry content: Husband's name, wife's name, ages and previous marital status, month and day and place of marriage, and church or civil ceremony.
• Death entry content: Name, age, sex, color, marital status, month and day of death, native state or country, occupation and cause of death.
• 1865 deaths of officers and enlisted men entry content: Name, age, marital status, citizenship status, enlistment date, original regiment, original rank, regiment at death, rank at death, promotions, death date and place, manner of death, surviving associates, and burial place.
• Also on microfilm. See the FamilySearch Library line in the above State Census Chart.

Church Records

• See New York Church Records for more resources

• 1640-1962 New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
• 1795-1952 New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
• Churches in Thurman

Catholic

• Local Catholic Church and Family History & Genealogical Research Guide is a free online resource that identifies the parishes of Warren County, years parishes were created, contact information, as well as links to online records and research tips. Warren County parishes fall under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Albany.
  

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places

Court Records

Ancestors may have been involved in municipal, state, or federal court cases and actions. See also New York Court Records and United States Court Records.

Online Court Indexes and Records

• 1906-1930 Almshouse Reports of Death at Warren County Records Center - free.
• 1911-1933 Almshouse Burial Permits at Warren County Records Center - free.
• Miscellaneous records of Warren County, New York FS Library Film 474184. Includes Land and Property records, Court records, Widow pensions, and Civil Records.

Emigration and Immigration

• 1906-1942 New York Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Funeral Homes

Alexander Funeral Home in Warrensburg Baker Funeral Home in Queensbury Barton-McDermott Funeral Home Inc. in Chestertown Brewer Funeral Home, Inc. in Lake Luzerne Radloff Funeral Home in Glens Falls Scott & Barbieri Family Funeral Homes in Queensbury

Land and Property Records

• See New York Land and Property for more resources.

Online Land Indexes and Records

• Miscellaneous records of Warren County, New York FS Library Film 474184. Includes Land and Property records, Court records, Widow pensions, and Civil Records.
• 1739-1802 Landholders of Northeastern New York 1739-1802, Ancestry ($); MyHeritage ($).
  

Local Histories

Schenectady Digital History Archive includes "Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Index to Families" includes people from Warren County.

• New York Indexes (many counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

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for more resources

• Maps of New York (1683-1915)
• FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

• Miscellaneous records of Warren County, New York FS Library Film 474184. Includes Land and Property records, Court records, Widow pensions, and Civil Records.

Civil War

• 1861-1865 New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images at partner site

Town registers. The New York town clerks kept a bound register of all soldiers from their town serving in the Civil War 1861-1865. Registers are arranged by county, and town. Some town registers are missing. The registers include an index at the start of each town.

Content. Many register entries include full name, residence, date and place of birth, parents names, marital status, date of enlistment and muster and rank, discharges, death, or promotion.

Access. The original registers are at the New York State Archives in Albany, New York. Microfilm copies are found at the FamilySearch Library (FS Library Film 1993401-37). They are also indexed and available at Ancestry.com ($). Available towns. Registers are available for: Bolton · Caldwell · Chester · Hague · Horicon · Johnsburg · Lake Luzerne · Queensbury · Stony Creek · Thurman · Warrensburg.

Regiments. Service men in Warren County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.

- 22nd Regiment, New York Infantry

- 93rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Company A

- 96th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company I

- 118th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, D and G

- 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Company K

- 175th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B and C

Naturalization and Citizenship

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

• 1791-1980 New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1813-1906 Warren County, New York Naturalization Papers (Index) 1813-1906 at Warren County New York Government Website - free.
• 1872-1878 New York, Record of Naturalized Voters Registered, 1872-1878 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1907-1955 Warren County, NY - Naturalization Petitions 1907-1955 at Warren County New York Government Website - free.

The Warren County New York Government Website has online descriptions of naturalization records found at the county archive.

Newspapers

• 1777-1834 Fred Q. Bowman, 10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York, 1777-1834 (Baltimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987). FS Library Book 974.7 V2bfq; At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: Ancestry ($); MyHeritage ($); Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
• 1800-1855 New York Marriage Notices at Ancestry – ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state. Contains name of bride and groom, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and newspaper found in.
• 1801-1880 Barber Collection- Newspaper Marriages at Ancestry – ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
• 1801-1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry – ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
• 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry – ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable.
• 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry – ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable.

Probate Records

Probate records (wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions) for New York are held in the office of the county Surrogate Court beginning in 1787, or when the county was formed. Prior to 1787, most are housed at the New York State Archives.
Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
Probate Petitions In 1830, state law required the Surrogate Court clerk to issue a probate petition for a deceased individual with property. This petition, unique to New York, usually lists the deceased's death date. It also lists the heirs, their relationship to the deceased, and their residence. These petitions are often found in the estate files. See New York Probate Records for online resources, details, links, and more.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1813-1955 Listed as "Estate records, No. 1–13, 353; book of wills" FS Library Film 441867 (203 films) First film is an index to Estate records.
• 1626-1836 Calendar of Wills On File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany, and of the Secretary of State, 1626-1836 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: Ancestry ($)
  American Ancestors ($)
• 1629-1971 New York Probate Records, 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
• 1659-1999 New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
• 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835 at American Ancestors ($).
• 1813-1920 SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.
  
• 1821-1858 Warren County Book of Dower 1821-1858, courtesy: Warren County Records Storage Center Archives.
• 1866-1923 New York, Kings County Estate Files, 1866-1923 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1629-1971 New York Probate Records, 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
• W. David Samuelson, Warren County, New York Will Testators Index, 1813–1920 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Sampubco, 1996). At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Fiche 6002839; Film 2055179 item 10; Book 974.751 P22s.
• 1813-1920 Wills FS Library Film 1510338 (5 films)
• 1830-1919 Letters of administration and testamentary FS Library Film 1510342 (3 films)
• Estate records, No. 1–13,353; Book of wills FS Library Film 441867 (203 films)

Social Security Records

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Town Records

Town records in New York may include early births, marriages, deaths, divorces, local histories, selected military records, and town meeting minutes. Vital records from 1880/1882 are kept by town and village clerks, although some (Kent’s and Putnam Valley’s) are available in the County Historian’s Office. See:

• New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources by Gordon L. Remington. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. FS Library Book 974.7 D27r; At various libraries (WorldCat); Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists.

Vital Records

• See New York Vital Records for more databases and information about obtaining vital records.

Vital records of birth, marriage or death were first recorded at the local level in the village clerk, town clerk, or city clerk’s ledger book.

Birth

• 1640-1962 New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
• 1813-1913 Bastardy Papers at Warren County Records Center - free.
• 1881-1942 New York, Birth Index, 1881-1942 at Ancestry — index ($)
• 1881-1942 Reclaim the Records: New York State Birth Index at Internet Archive - images of index
• Miscellaneous records of Warren County, New York FS Library Film 474184. Includes Land and Property records, Court records, Widow pensions, and Civil Records.

Marriage

• 1639-1962 New York, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($) — index $
• 1664-1784 Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued By the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784, by New York. Secretary of State. Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1860. FS Library Film 514675 Item 1 or 930131 Item 2; At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: Cornell University, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); Marriage bonds issued in the State of New York prior to 1784, and the earliest record dating 1664.
  
• 1686-1980 New York Marriages, 1686-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
• 1840-1870 Marriages Performed by George B. Reynolds, Justice of the Peace, Town of Bolton, Warren County, NY at Historical Society of the Town of Bolton - free.
• 1847-1936 New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1881-1964 Reclaim the Records: New York State Marriage Index at Internet Archive - images of index
• 1908-1935 New York Marriages, 1908-1935 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• Miscellaneous records of Warren County, New York FS Library Film 474184. Includes Land and Property records, Court records, Widow pensions, and Civil Records.

Death

• 1640-1962 New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
• 1824-1962 New York, Church and Civil Deaths, 1824-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
• 1880-1956 New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1880-1956 New York, Death Index, 1880-1956 at Ancestry — ($), index only
  
• 1906-1930 Almshouse Reports of Death at Warren County Records Center - free.
• 1911-1933 Almshouse Burial Permits at Warren County Records Center - free.
• 1957-1963 New York State Health Department, Genealogical Research Death Index, 1957-1963 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
• Miscellaneous records of Warren County, New York FS Library Film 474184. Includes Land and Property records, Court records, Widow pensions, and Civil Records.

Divorce

Divorce judgment papers often include date and place of the marriage and the names and birthdates of any children. Local newspapers may publish notices of divorce actions.

• Pre–1787 All divorces were granted by the governor or legislature and were very rare.
• 1787–1847 All divorces were granted by the court of chancery. These records are found in the New York State Archives or for the New York City area at the New York County Clerk's office.These divorces were granted only on the grounds of adultery.
• 1847–present All divorces are handled by the county Supreme Court where the divorce was granted. Divorce files in New York are sealed for 100 years. Contact the County Clerk for information about divorce records.

Voting Records

• 1872-1878 New York, Record of Naturalized Voters Registered, 1872-1878 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Research Facilities

Archives

• See New York Archives and Libraries for state-wide archive facilities.

Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Warren County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1982). At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 974.751 A3g. Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

Warren County Historian
Room 7-122
Warren County Clerk's Wing
Warren County Municipal Center
1340 State Route 9
Lake George NY 12845
Phone: 518-761-6544
Website

Genealogical Resources: The County Historian may provide access to obituaries, vital records, church records, maps, and family files or journals. Some historians provide search services for their office records and others may refer you to local genealogists who research in the area.

The Warren County Historian has Cemetery transcriptions for various cemeteries in the county. The 1855 Census transcripts are listed for the towns of Bolton, Caldwell, Horicon, and Queensbury.

Record Storage Center and Archives
1340 State Rt. 9
Lake George, New York 12845
Phone: 518-761-6455
Website

Genealogical Resources: Their collection includes but not limited to: Affidavits, Almshouse Records, Assessment and Tax Rolls, Bastardy Papers, Bonds and Undertakings, Book of Dower, Book of Wills, Estate Records, Cases on Appeal, Census Records, Civil Actions, Common Pleas Actions, Correspondence - County Clerk, Criminal Indictments, Deeds, Divorce Actions, Jail Records, Judgment Records, Jury Lists, Maps, Marriage Records, Military Records, Naturalization, School District Records, Supreme Court Actions, Survey Papers, Town Records, etc.

FamilySearch Centers

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Bennington Vermont FamilySearch Center
• Gloversville New York FamilySearch Center
• Rutland Vermont FamilySearch Center
• Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries

• See New York Archives and Libraries for state-wide library facilities.

Southern Adirondack Library System
Contact list
Website
Multiple locations

Museums

Bolton Historical Museum
4924 Main Street (Rt 9N)
Bolton Landing, NY 12814
Phone: 518-644-9960
Website

Societies

Listed below are societies in Warren County. For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see New York Societies.

Central New York Genealogical Society
Box 104, Colvin Station
Syracuse, NY 13205
Email: contact@cnygs.org
Web Contact Form
Website

Member queries; surname research list; online resources; six meetings/year; publishes Tree Talks (At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 974.7 B2t) quarterly with annual index.

Counties served: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.

Warren County Historical Society
50 Gurney Lane
Queensbury, NY 12804–7762
Phone: 518–743–0734
Email: msil@warrencountyhistoricalsociety.org
Facebook
Website

Collections: The Warren County Historical Society’s research library includes volumes covering United States History, New York State History and Local Histories. There are collective histories for each of the eleven towns in Warren County in addition to the City of Glens Falls. One section of the library is devoted to family history and includes surname files.

Websites

• Ancestry
• Warren NY GenWeb
• Bolton Historical Society, Warren County New York
• Warren County NY Genealogy
• FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

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