Compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, © 2022.

Containing the divisions of the county and sketches of the towns; Indian tribes and titles; Governor Clinton's purchase of the twenty townships, early inhabitants; rise and progress of agriculture, manufacture and trade; annals of the Chenango Canal; church history; eminent men and statesmen, professions, etc.

Original text by Hiram C. Clark, published by Thompson & Pratt, 1850

How to use this index

1.  Search for your ancestor under Alphabetical Index.  The number following the name in the index is the page in the original text where the person is mentioned.

2.  Look below where you searched the alphabetical index, it says Do Your Own Look Up Here.  There you will find a link to the original text online if one if available.  Click that link.  Find the page number in the text and search for your ancestor's name.

3.  If a copy of the county history is not available online, click the Found It! Now What? link where you will find suggestions on how to locate a copy of the original text.  To understand how the index was compiled, please visit the About Each Index page.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX 

Surnames A to Z

DO YOUR OWN LOOK UP HERE

Internet Archive - Library of Congress

Other helpful Chenango County, New York links

Linkpendium - Chenango County, New York

Chenango County, New York US GenWeb Project

Chenango County Cemeteries at Find A Grave

Chenango County Court Records Directory

Cyndi's List - Chenango County, New York

Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy and History - Chenango County, New York

FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide - Chenango County, New York

Guernsey Memorial Library - Local History

Look Ups at Books We Owen - Chenango County, New York

Chenango County, New York Wiki at Rootsweb

Chenango County Free Public Records Directory

Chenango County Message Board at Rootsweb

Chronicling America Newspapers - Chenango County, New York

Chenango County Historical Society 

Central New York Genealogical Society

Chenango County, New York Vital Records

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