5. Historical and Statistical Gazetteer of 1860 For New York State:
embracing a comprehensive view of the geography, geology, and general history
of the state, and a complete history and description of every county, city,
town, village, and locality : with full tables of statistics Syracuse N.Y.:
R.P. Smith, 1860, French, J. H. 765 pgs.
Consistantly rated as one of the top genealogical reference works for New York State. Over
13,000 records of the State of New York - every county, city, town,
village, and locality in New York. A record of the founders and early settlers
of every locality in the state. Information given for each locality
includes founding fathers, early settlements, historical sketchs to the time
of writing, leading institutions, schools and churches, prominent and representative
citizens, stories of general and local interest, statistics from state censuses.
COVERS all of the following NY Counties: Albany,
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Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee,
Greene County, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Kings, Lewis, Livingston, Madison,
Monroe, Montgomery, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange,
Orleans, Oswego, Ostego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland,
St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben,
Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester,
Wyoming, Yates
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