Erie County NY Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Erie County Records by Type Birth Records (23) Cemetery Records (559) Census Records (65) Church Records (291) City Directories (252) Court Records (6) Death Records (42) Histories and Genealogies (220) Immigration Records (7) Land Records (12) Map Records (109) Marriage Records (45) Military Records (25) Minority Records (6) Miscellaneous Records (18) Newspapers and Obituaries (475) Probate Records (3) School Records (461) Tax Records (3)

Overview of Erie County Records

• Erie County was created in 1821 from Niagara County.
• The New York State Department of Health has copies of birth, marriage, and death records starting in 1880. Individual town or city clerks also have copies of birth, marriage, and death records.
• The Erie County Clerk has court records starting in 1809, marriage records starting in 1809, divorce records, and land records starting in 1800.
• The Erie County Surrogate Court has probate records starting in 1800.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.