Genealogists guide to Madison, Herkimer and Oneida counties genealogical resources

Genealogists guide to Madison, Herkimer and Oneida, NY counties genealogical resources.

In these pages you can find resources, both online and offline, to research your Central NY roots.

General online resources

If you are not familiar with genealogical research in New York State, start with the New York State research outline from the Family History Library. Get your own copy for free here: http://www.familysearch.org/sg , chose "How to Guides" and then scroll down until you find New York.

Check these resources to see what is online for each county. The amount of information will amaze you.

US GenWeb Here you will find a wide range of genealogy information for each county. Try these sites first!

Herkimer/Montgomery Counties http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherikim

Madison County http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymadiso/

Oneida County http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/

Tryon county (1772-1784, before Herkimer, Madison or Oneida were formed) http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytryon

Unknown county, this is where to post queries when you know that they lived in New York, but you don’t know which county. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyquery/nyquery.htm

Genealogy Exchange and Surname Registry This is off to a good start and can only improve, but information at these sites is limited.

Madison county http://www.genexchange.com/ny/madison/index.cfm

Oneida county http://www.genexchange.com/ny/oneida/index.cfm

Herkimer county http://www.genexchange.com/ny/herkimer/index.cfm

American Local History Network This is new, give it time to grow.

Herkimer County http://www.usgennet.org/~ahnyherk/

Firstmom's New York Genealogy Resources Good resources for various parts of New York state can be found here.

http://members.tripod.com/~KHuish/newyork.htm

Rootsweb New York State resources A great list of resources just for New York state.

http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/ny.html