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Yates County, New York
Genealogy, History & Facts
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Yates County, New York Facts
When was Yates County, NY Created?
Yates County was created on February 5, 1823 from Ontario County.
What is the County Seat of Yates County, NY?
The County Seat is located in Penn Yan and in addition the county government website is yatescounty.org/
What counties are adjacent to Yates County, NY?
Bordering Counties are Ontario County, Seneca County, Schuyler County, Steuben County.
Yates County, NY Vital Records
Where can find Yates County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Yates County vital records can be found at the New York Department of Health which has copies of birth records after 1881 and death records after 1880, copies of marriage since 1881 and a Divorce records since 1847 . There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in New York for current fees and application process.
You can search online for Yates County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for New York Birth and Death Certificate, Marriage and Divorce Certificate Application to mail.
Yates County, NY Census Records
What Yates County, NY census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Yates County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Yates Co. Mortality Schedules can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Yates Co. Industry and Agriculture is available for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Yates Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be obtained for 1890.
There are New York State censuses from 1880, 1892, 1905, 1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915, 1925. You can get free downloadable and also printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also New York Census Records Research Guide
Yates County, NY Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Yates County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Yates County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in New York courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless New York residents. The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Yates County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also New York Corthouse Records Research Guide.
- Yates County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 417 Liberty St., Penn Yan, NY 14527
- Yates County Clerk
- Phone: 315-536-5120
- Land Records: 1823
- Court Records: 1823
- Yates County Surrogate Court Clerk
- Address: 415 Liberty Street, Penn Yan, New York 14527
- Phone: 315-536-5126
- Probate Records: 1823
- Yates County Historian
- Address: 417 Liberty St.-Suite 0032, Penn Yan, New York 14527
- Phone: 315-536-5147
- New York Wills, 1626-1836
- BLM Land Records
Yates County, NY Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Yates County, NY?
A list of Yates County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide New York Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society, Inc., 107 Chapel Street, Penn Yan, New York 14527, Phone: 315-536-7318
- Central New York Genealogical Society, Box 104, Calvin Station , Syracuse, New York 13205
- Penn Yan Public Library, 214 Main St., Penn Yan, New York 14527-1796, Phone: 315-536-6114; holds a comprehensive collection of local newspapers and more.
- New York State Archives and Records Administration, 11th Floor, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230; (518) 474-8955
- New York State Library, Cultural Education Center, 7th Floor, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
- The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 122 East 58th Street, New York, New York 10022-1939
- New York State Historical Association, West Lake Road, P.O. Box 800, Cooperstown, New York, 13326-0800
Where can I connect with other Yates County, NY Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- New York Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- New York State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Yates County, New York Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Yates County, New York Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Yates County, NY?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Yates County. Most of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Private Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some have to have a cost. This is simply a listing that has been compiled or submitted. I do not recommend or promote one genealogy site over another.
Yates Co. NY Books, Newspapers & Publications
- New York Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- New York historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from New York (1719 – 1992) (genealogybank.com)
- Chronicle Express (Penn Yan, New York) (search.ancestry.com)
- Yates County Chronicle (Penn Yan, New York) (search.ancestry.com)
- Penn Yan Express (Penn Yan, New York) (search.ancestry.com)
- Dundee Record (Dundee, New York) (search.ancestry.com)
- Yates County, New York Books (amazon.com)
- Search New York Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Yates Co. NY Cemeteries & Church Records
- New York Cemetery Research Guide
- Inscriptions from three abandonded [sic] cemeteries in Yates County, New York : Friends Burying Ground, Stoddard Family Cemeter (search.ancestry.com)
- Yates Co., New York Graves (findagrave.com)
- Yates County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Yates Co., New York Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Yates Co., New York Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- New York Church & Bible Research Guide
- New York, Family Bible Records, 1581-1917 (search.ancestry.com)
- Yates County, New York Church Books (amazon.com)
Yates Co. NY Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- New York Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
- History and directory of Yates County : containing a sketch of its original settlement by the Public Universal Friends … incl (search.ancestry.com)
- Nichols and Related Families (nicholsgenealogy.com)
Yates Co. NY General and History Websites
- See Also State History for New York
- Yates County, New York Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- History of Yates County, N.Y. : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of the prominent men and pioneers (search.ancestry.com)
- Yates County’s “boys in blue”, 1861-1865 : who they were and what they did (search.ancestry.com)
- The student’s handbook of Yates County (search.ancestry.com)
- Penn Yan, New York (search.ancestry.com)
- Yates County, New York Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Yates Co. NY Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Yates County, New York (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – New York – Counties – Yates (cyndislist.com)
- Yates County New York (genealogytrails.com)
- Yates Co. NYGenweb (yatescounty.org)
- Yates County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Yates Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Yates Co. NY Immigration & Naturalization
- See Also Statewide Immigration and Naturalization Links for New York
- New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 (familysearch.org)
- Early New York Naturalizations (search.ancestry.com)
Yates Co. NY Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of New York Links and Information
- 1895 Yates County Map (livgenmi.com)
Yates Co. NY Military Records
- New York Military Records Research Guide
- The military history of Yates County, N.Y. : comprising a record of the services rendered by citizens of this county in the arm (search.ancestry.com)
- New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (familysearch.org)
- New York Civil War Records (1861-65) (search.ancestry.com)
- New York Military Records (Fold3.com) provides easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the New York both women and men who served. Perfect for Yates County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.