Finding Aids for New York State Censuses in the NYG&B Collections | New York Genealogical & Biographical Society

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A mid-decade census was taken by New York State every ten years for the period 1825-1875, then again in the years 1892, 1905, 1915, and 1925. However, not all of the schedules survive for each county and each census year. The publication New York State Census Records, 1790-1925, compiled by Marilyn Douglas and Melinda Yates, Bibliography Bulletin 88 (Albany: State Education Dept., 1981) [NY G 12.814], is a good general guide to the years and locations of surviving records. (Note that this publication is being updated to reflect changes over the past sixteen years.)

The NYG&B Library's collection includes all surviving microfilmed New York State census records for the period 1825-1925.

In comparison to the indexes available for Federal census records, relatively few have been compiled for the New York State censuses. Those that do exist have been done for an individual county. None has been compiled on a statewide basis.

More common than indexes are published transcripts or abstracts of the state census records, mainly for individual towns. Those that include original page or household numbers permit the user to find an entry on the microfilm copy of the census in order to check the accuracy of the transcription or to locate additional information not included by the abstractor. In cases where the material is published in a periodical and is arranged in the original order of the census (rather than alphabetically by surname), the issue or annual index to that periodical may need to be consulted in order to locate an entry of interest.

Following is a list of indexes, finding aids, and published transcripts or abstracts that can be found in our Library. Note that those published in periodicals were located by consulting PERSI (PERiodical Source Index, published by the Allen County Public Library Foundation [CS 42.11 A4]); however, only those articles published in periodicals held by our Library are included below. Likewise excluded are vital records abstracted from the state census (e.g., Civil War deaths from the 1865 census) or abstracts including only certain segments of the population (e.g., Chautauqua County residents born in Rhode Island). The thorough researcher will want to check PERSI for other references.

1825

BROOME COUNTY New York State Census Index 1825, by W. David Samuelsen (Salt Lake City: Sampubco, 1996) [NY Co B792.75 1825]. Alphabetical by surname for entire county with page numbers.
“Abstract of the 1825 and 1835 New York State Censuses of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY” by Kathleen Barnello, et al. Tree Talks 37(4) 1997 (NY CO C295.5]. Town of Ellicottville only. Names in census order within town with page numbers. Indexed.
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY New York State Census Index 1825, by W. David Samuelsen (Salt Lake City: Sampubco, 1992) [NY Co C395.5 1825]. Alphabetical by surname for entire county with page numbers. Also [Abstract of ] "Town of Gerry [Chautauqua County] 1825 NYS Census," The Chautauqua Genealogist 17(4) 1994 [NY Co C394.7]. Names in census order, no page numbers. Separate volume index. Also “New York State Census….for the town of Chautauqua” The Chautauqua Genealogist 21(3) 1998
"CORTLAND COUNTY Abstract of the 1825 New York State Census," by Central New York Genealogical Society, Tree Talks 25(4) 1985 [NY Co C818.8]. Alphabetical by surname within town, no page numbers. No records for Towns of Homer or Solon.
HERKIMER COUNTY New York State Census Index 1825, by W. David Samuelsen (Salt Lake City: Sampubco, 1996) [NY Co H425.1 1825]. Alphabetical by surname for entire county with page numbers. Also “Abstract of the 1825 New York State Census of HERKIMER COUNTY” by Kathleen Barnello, et al. Tree Talks 39(4) 1999 [NY Co H425.11 1825.. Names in census order within town with page numbers. Indexed.
Abstracts of 1825 New York State Census for Some Towns in JEFFERSON COUNTY], Genealogical Journal of Jefferson County, NY [NY Co J356.5]. Alphabetical by surname within town, includes added page numbers. When town spans more than one issue check all issues as entries are alphabetized for each part published, not the town as a whole. Adams 2(3), 1990; Alexandria 2(4) 1990; Antwerp 3(1), 1991; Brownville part 1 3(2) 1991, part 2 4(2) 1992; Champion 4(3) 1992; Ellisburg part 1 6(2) 1994, part 2 6(3) 1994; Henderson 6(4) 1994; Hounsfield part 1 7(1) 1995, part 2 7(3) 1995; and LeRay part 1 8(1) 1996.
"Abstract of the 1825 New York State Census of LEWIS COUNTY," by Central New York Genealogical Society, Tree Talks 30(4) 1990 [NY Co L585.2]. Names in census order within town with page numbers. Indexed.
[Abstracts of 1825 New York State Census for Some Towns in MONTGOMERY COUNTY], The Mohawk [NY Co M766.7]. Names in census order, no page numbers. Surname index bound at end of volumes. Florida 3(2) 1986; and Root 5(4) 1988 thru 6(4) 1989.
ONEIDA COUNTY, NY Index to Landowners Census of 1814 and Federal and State Censuses of 1825, 1830, 1835, 1850, 1855, 1860 and 1870 [MICROFILM 34.2, 2 reels]. Names in alphabetical order within town with page numbers. Towns of Paris [Reel 1] and Western [Reel 2] only.
Transcription of 1825 Census for [Town of] Otsego [OTSEGO COUNTY], NY by Lester D. Card (1932) [FILE Otsego, NY]. Names in census order, no census page numbers. Indexed. Also "Abstract of the 1825 New York State Census of the Town of Otsego, Otsego County, NY," by Kathleen Barnello, Tree Talks 35(4) 1995 [NY L OT7.4]. Names in census order with page numbers. Indexed.
"Abstract of the 1825 New York State Census of SCHOHARIE COUNTY," by Kathleen Barnello, Tree Talks 34(4) 1994 [NY Co SCH64.002]. Names in census order within town with page numbers. Indexed.
"Abstract of the 1825 New York State Census of TIOGA COUNTY" by Kathleen Barnello, et al., Tree Talks 36(4) 1996 [NY Co. T498.41]. Names in census order within town with page numbers. Indexed.
The New York State Census 1825 for TOMPKINS COUNTY, abstracted by Tompkins County Genealogical Society (Ithaca, NY:TCGS, 1993) [NY Co T599.004]. Alphabetical by surname within town, no page numbers.
“Abstract of the 1825 New York State Census of WASHINGTON COUNTY” by Kathleen Barnello, et al. Tree Talks 38(4) 1998. [NY CO W276.65]. Names in census order within town with page numbers. Indexed.
"Abstract of the 1825 New York State Census of YATES COUNTY," by Central New York Genealogical Society, Tree Talks 28(4) 1988 [NY Co Y27.02]. Names in census order within town with page numbers. Indexed.

1835

“Abstract of the 1825 and 1835 New York State Censuses of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY” by Kathleen Barnello, et al. Tree Talks 37(4) 1997 (NY CO C295.5]. Names in census order within town with page numbers. Indexed.
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY New York State Census Index 1835, by W. David Samuelsen (Salt Lake City:Sampubco, 1992) [NY Co C395.5 1835]. Alphabetical by surname for entire county with page numbers. Also [Abstract of 1835 Census of Some Towns in Chautauqua County], The Chautauqua Genealogist [NY Co C394.7]. Names in alphabetical order, no page numbers. Hanover 17(4) 1994; and Westfield 19(4) 1996.
HERKIMER COUNTY New York State Census Index 1835, by W. David Samuelsen (Salt Lake City: Sampubco, 1994) [NY Co H425.1 1835]. Alphabetical by surname for entire county with page numbers.
Index to Early Records of Watertown, JEFFERSON COUNTY, NY, by Patricia R. James (Boise, ID: The Family Tree, 1994?) [NY L W317.3]. Includes index entries for 1835 State Census of Watertown, NY with page numbers.
ONEIDA COUNTY, NY Index to Landowners Census of 1814 and Federal and State Censuses of 1825, 1830, 1835, 1850, 1855, 1860 and 1870 [MICROFILM 34.2, 2 reels]. Names in alphabetical order within town with page numbers. Towns beginning with A-T [Reel 1], U-W [Reel 2]. Does NOT include towns of Forestpoint or Richland.

1845

[Heads of Households in] "1845 New York State Census, Town of Genesee, [ALLEGANY COUNTY]," Western New York Genealogical Society Journal 14(2) 1987 [NY G 66.91]. Alphabetical listing, no page numbers.
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY “New York State Census 1845, Town of Westfield, New York” Chautauqua Genealogist 20(4) 1997 [NY Co C394.7].
Transcription of 1845 Census for [Town of] Willett [CORTLAND COUNTY] NY (1935?) [FILE Willett, Cortland Co., NY]. Alphabetical by surname, no page numbers.
HERKIMER COUNTY New York State Census Index 1845, by W. David Samuelsen (Salt Lake City: Sampubco, 1994) [NY Co H425.1 1845]. Alphabetical by surname for entire county with page numbers.
[Abstract of] "1845 State Census Town of Rotterdam, SCHENECTADY COUNTY," The Mohawk 8(3) 1991 thru 9(1) 1992 [NY Co M766.7]. Names in census order, no page numbers. Surname index bound at end of volumes.
[Abstract of] "Enumeration of the Inhabitants of the Town of Howard, STEUBEN COUNTY, 1845," Gemini 11(1) 1982 and 12(3) 1983 [NY L EL64.5]. Names in census order, no page numbers, no index.
[Abstract of] "Census of Scarsdale, [WESTCHESTER COUNTY] 1845," by Eldon L. Walker, Westchester County Historian 54(3) 1978 [NY Co W522.6]. Names in census order, no page numbers, no index.

1855

[Partial Transcription of ] "1855 Census of the Town of Big Flats [CHEMUNG COUNTY]," Tree Talks, 5(4) 1965, 22(3) 1982 and 23(1) 1993 [NY G 66.32]. Names in census order with dwelling and family numbers.
[Transcriptions of 1855 New York State Census for Some Towns in COLUMBIA COUNTY], The Columbia [NY Co C723.4]. Names in census order, includes house and family numbers. Surname index bound at end of each volume. Ancram 3(1) 1987 thru 4(3) 1988; Austerlitz 4(4) 1988 thru 6(4) 1990; and Gallatin 1(1) 1985 thru 2(4) 1986.
CORTLAND COUNTY Index to New York State Population Census, 1855, by Cortland County Historical Society (1980) [MICROFILM, 2 reels, filed with 1855 census]. Alphabetical by surname for entire county with town name and family numbers. Also "1855 Census of the Poor House, Town of Cortlandville, 2nd Election District [Cortlandt County]," Tree Talks 10(4) 1970, 13(2) 1973, 23(2) 1983 and 24(1) 1984 [NY G 66.32]. Names in census order.
Transcription of 1855 Census of DELAWARE COUNTY, 5 v. (typescript, 1948) [LOCSH2 D10]. Names in census order within town with household numbers. Index for each town. Also 1855 Census Ulster County, NY, 2 v., by Ulster County Genealogical Society (Hurley, NY: UCGS, 1997) [NY Co UL7.32]. Includes Towns of Andes and Colchester, Delaware County, NY. Names in census order within town with line numbers (see introduction for use in locating entry on microfilm), plus index.
New York's Detailed Census of 1855: GREENE COUNTY [Abstract], by Fred Q. Bowman (Rhinebeck, NY: Kinship, 1988) [NY Co G830.02]. Names in alphabetical order for the entire county with town names, district numbers, and household numbers. Also 1855 Census Ulster County, NY, 2 v, by Ulster County Genealogical Society (Hurley, NY: UCGS, 1997). [NY Co UL7.32]. Includes Towns of Durham and Halcott, Greene County, NY. Names in census order within town with line numbers (see introduction for use in locating entry on microfilm), plus index.
HERKIMER COUNTY Index to 1855 New York State Census, by Herkimer County Historical Society (1980) [MICROFILM, 2 reels, filed with 1855 census]. Alphabetical by surname for entire county with town name, dwelling, and family numbers.
KINGS COUNTY 1855 List [Addresses] of Polling Places, and List of Enumerators by Ward and Election District, by B-Ann Moorhouse [FINDING AIDS] First determine address from 1855 Brooklyn city directory or other source. Also 1855 Map of Brooklyn showing ward boundaries [New York Local #3 Flat File]. Also [Abstract of] 1855 State Census of First Election District, 13th Ward (Williamsburgh) Brooklyn, [Kings County] NY, abstracted by Ralph D. Phillips (typescript, ca. 1961) [FILE (Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY)]. Names in census order with dwelling and family numbers. No index but only 12 pages in length.
Index to the New York State Census of MADISON COUNTY, by Isabel Bracy (Syracuse, NY: CNYGS, 1978) [MICROFILM, 2 reels, filed with 1855 census]. Alphabetical by surname for entire county with town name, district, and page numbers.
1855 Census of MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NY: Index, by David Paul Davenport (Rhinebeck, NY: Kinship, 1989) [NY Co M766.51]. Names in census order within town with page and family numbers, plus index for entire county. Also [Abstracts of 1855 New York State Census for Some Towns in Montgomery County], The Mohawk [NY Co M766.7]. Names in census order, with house and family numbers. Surname index bound at end of each volume. Duanesburgh 1(1) 1984 thru 4(4) 1987; and Princetown 5(1) 1988 thru 6(2) 1989.
NEW YORK COUNTY, Census map of NYC – 1855 by Art Simpson [Flat File-Maps (New York Local #9)] Also 1855 Street Index to Ward Numbers, Boundaries of Wards and Election Districts, List [Addresses] of Polling Places, and Map of Ward Boundaries by B-Ann Moorhouse (1995) [FINDING AIDS]. First determine address from 1855 New York city directory or other source. Also The Children's Aid Society of New York: An Index to the Federal, State and Local Census Records of Its Lodging Houses, 1855-1925, by Carolee R. Inskeep (Baltimore: Clearfield, 1996) [NY L M314.79 C48]. Only includes one lodging house (p.3).
ONEIDA COUNTY, NY Index to Landowners Census of 1814 and Federal and State Censuses of 1825, 1830, 1835, 1850, 1855, 1860 and 1870 [MICROFILM 34.2, 2 reels]. Names in alphabetical order within town with census page numbers. Towns beginning with A-T [Reel 1], U-W [Reel 2]. Does NOT include towns of Florence, Floyd, Forestpoint, Kirkland, Lee, Marcy, Marshall, New Hartford, or Richland.
[Transcriptions of 1855 New York State Census for Some Towns in RENSSELAER COUNTY], The Capital [NY Co AL13.04]. Names in census order, includes dwelling and family numbers. Indexed at the end of each volume. Clinton (now East Greenbush) 3(1) 1988 thru 5(1) 1990; Greenbush 5(1) 1990 thru 10(1) 1995; and North Greenbush 1(1) 1986 thru 3(1) 1988.
[Transcriptions of 1855 New York State Census for Some Towns in ROCKLAND COUNTY], Genealogical Society of Rockland County Newsletter [NY Co R592.21]. Names in census order, includes page, dwelling, and family numbers. No index to names in this periodical. Haverstraw, 2nd Election District, 5(2) 1990 thru 9(1) 1994 (1st E.D. missing); and Ramapo 9(2) 1994 thru 11(4) 1997 but still in progress. Note parts of Ramapo 1st E.D. are missing.
[Transcriptions of 1855 New York State Census for Some Towns in SARATOGA COUNTY], The Saratoga [NY Co SA71]. Names in census order, includes dwelling and family numbers. Indexed at the end of each volume. Charlton 3(3) 1986 thru 6(1) 1989; Half Moon 1(1) 1984 thru 3(2) 1986; and Northumberland 6(2) 1989 thru 6(4) 1989, then 9(1) 1992 thru 11(2) 1994.
1855 Census of SCHOHARIE COUNTY, NY: Index, by David Paul Davenport (Rhinebeck, NY: Kinship, 1988) [NY Co SCH64.001]. Names in census order within town with page and family numbers, plus index for entire county. Also Excerpts from the 1855 Census of Schoharie County, NY: Covering Mainly Those Whose Birth Dates Are Prior to 1800, by Edith V. Becker (typescript, 1963), with index by Judith Miner Hine Luedemann (typescript, 1983) [NY Co SCH64]. Names in census order within town with family numbers. Indexed.
1855 Census of SCHENECTADY COUNTY, NY: Index, by David Paul Davenport (Rhinebeck, NY: Kinship, 1989) [NY Co SCH27.1]. Names in census order within town with page and family numbers, plus index for entire county.
1855 Census Ulster County, NY, 2 v., by Ulster County Genealogical Society (Hurley, NY: UCGS, 1997) [NY Co UL7.32]. Includes Towns of Bethel, Callicoon, Cochecton, Fallsburgh, Forestburgh, Lumberland, Mamakating, Neversink, and Rockland, SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY. Names in census order within town with line numbers (see introduction for use in locating entry on microfilm), plus index.
1855 Census ULSTER COUNTY, NY, 2 v., by Ulster County Genealogical Society (Hurley, NY: UCGS, 1997) [NY Co UL7.32]. Names in census order within town with line numbers (see introduction for use in locating entry on microfilm), plus index for entire county. Also [Abstract of 1855 New York State Census forSome Towns in Ulster County], Ulster Genie [NY Co UL7.961]. Names in alphabetical order with dwelling numbers. Marlborough 16(1) 1990 thru 16(4) 1990; and Wawarsing 17(1) 1991 thru 17(4) 1991 (never completed).
WARREN COUNTY, NY 1855 Census Index, by Warren County Historian's Office (typescript, 1981) [NY Co W251]. Alphabetical by surname only (no given names) within town with dwelling and family numbers.
1855 New York State Census of the Towns of Lyons, Marion, Macedon, Ontario, and Palmyra, WAYNE COUNTY, NY in Miscellaneous Material on Wayne and Cayuga Co[s]., NY [MICROFILM 61.1]. Names in census order within town with census page numbers. Also Wayne County, NY Census Indexes 1850, 1855, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875 and 1880 [MICROFILM 61.2]. Surnames only in alphabetical order within town with page numbers. Also Miscellaneous Wayne County, NY Records repeats 1855 census for Ontario and Palmyra [MICROFILM 61.3].
[Abstract of] New York State Census 1855 YATES COUNTY, by Helen L. Stark (typescript, 1939?) [NY Co Y27.01]. Names in alphabetical order within town with dwelling and family numbers. Also on microfilm [MICROFILM 70].

1865

[Abstracts of 1865 New York State Census for Some Towns in DUTCHESS COUNTY], The Dutchess [NY Co D951.4]. Names in alphabetical order within town, includes family numbers. Abstracts are preceded by a list of household heads with family numbers in census order. Surname index for each volume (bound separately). Beekman 16(2) 1988 thru 17(4) 1990; Clinton 12(4) 1985 thru 13(4) 1986; Hyde Park 14(1) 1986 thru 16(2) 1988; Milan 6(3) 1979 thru 7(2) 1979 w/gap; Pleasant Valley 4(2) 1976 thru 4(4) 1977; Red Hook 10(3) 1983 thru 12(3) 1985; Union Vale 7(3) 1980 thru 8(2) 1980; and Washington 8(3) 1981 thru10(1) 1982.
[Transcription of ] "1865 Census of the Town of Athens [GREENE COUNTY] 1st Election District," Greene Genes, Part 1, 4(1) 1991 and Part 2, 4(2) 1991 [NY Co G830.7]. Names in census order with dwelling and family numbers. Indexed in each issue.
An Every-Name Index of the 1865 New York State Census for JEFFERSON COUNTY, 11 v., by William M. Lichtman (Albuquerque: Medley, 1996) [NY Co J356.05]. Listed by town both alphabetically by surname and in original census order ("every-name index").
KINGS COUNTY 1865 Boundaries of Wards and Election Districts, and List of Enumerators by Ward, by B-Ann Moorhouse [FINDING AIDS]. First determine address from 1865 Brooklyn city directory or other source, then use ward and district descriptions and enumerators to narrow search.
ONEIDA COUNTY, NY Index to Landowners Census of 1814 and Federal and State Censuses of 1825, 1830, 1835, 1850, 1855, 1860 and 1870 [MICROFILM 34.2, 2 reels]. Includes 1865 Census for Town of Utica only [Reel 2]. Names in alphabetical order within town with page numbers.
WAYNE COUNTY, NY Census Indexes 1850, 1855, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875 and 1880 [MICROFILM 61.2]. Surnames only in alphabetical order within town with page numbers.

1875

[Transcription of] "1875 Census of the Town of Ashland [GREENE COUNTY]," Greene Genes, 2(1) 1989 [NY Co G830.7]. Names in census order with dwelling and family numbers. Indexed.
KINGS COUNTY 1875 & 1880: List of Addresses in Each Election District within Each Ward, by B-Ann Moorhouse [FINDING AIDS]. First determine address from 1875 Brooklyn city directory or other source, then determine election district from list. Also 1876 Map of Brooklyn showing ward boundaries and "adjacent cities" [New York Local #3 Flat File].
ONEIDA COUNTY, NY Index to Landowners Census of 1814 and Federal and State Censuses of 1825, 1830, 1835, 1850, 1855, 1860, and 1870 [MICROFILM, 2 reels]. Includes 1875 Census for Town of Utica only [Reel 2]. Names in alphabetical order within town, with page numbers.
WAYNE COUNTY, NY Census Indexes 1850, 1855, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875, and 1880 [MICROFILM 61.2]. Surnames only, in alphabetical order within town, with page numbers.

1890 ("Police Census" of New York County)

This census was conducted by the city rather than the state but is included here as it is a useful substitute for the missing 1892 state and 1890 federal censuses of New York County.

Aid to Finding Addresses in the 1890 New York City Police Census, by Howard M. Jensen FINDING AIDS (MICROFILM) – Box 5.
Map Guide to NEW YORK COUNTY "Police Census" 1890 [FINDING AIDS]. First determine address from 1890 New York City directory or other source, then determine assembly district and election district from the maps. Use the charts to determine the "book" number. Also the Street Guide to New York County "Police Census" 1890: An Alphabetical List of the Streets in Lower Manhattan and the Bronx Enumerated in the Lowest and Highest Numbered Books [FINDING AIDS]. Only covers part of the city, as indicated by the title.
For New York County see also The Children's Aid Society of New York: An Index to the Federal, State and Local Census Records of Its Lodging Houses, 1855-1925, by Carolee R. Inskeep (Baltimore: Clearfield, 1996) [NY L M314.79 C48]. Includes five lodging houses for 1890 and eight for 1905, 1915, and 1925. Names are in alphabetical order with assembly district and enumeration district of the house. Also The New York Foundling Hospital: An Index to Its Federal, State and Local Census Records, 1870-1925, by Carolee R. Inskeep (Baltimore: Clearfield, 1995) [NY L M314.79 N47]. Names are in alphabetical order with police precinct, assembly district, enumeration district, and "book" number of the records for the hospital.

1892

[Transcription of] "1892 Census of the Town of Coxsackie [GREENE COUNTY], 1st Election District," Greene Genes, 9(1) 1996 [NY Co G830.7]. Names in census order, no page numbers. Indexed.
KINGS COUNTY Street Index to the 1892 New York State Census, City of Brooklyn by Joseph Silinonte [FINDING AIDS (MICROFILM) - Box 2a]. 1892 Boundaries of Wards and Election Districts, by B-Ann Moorhouse [FINDING AIDS]. First determine address from 1892 Brooklyn city directory or other source, then determine election district from descriptions. Also 1890 Map of Brooklyn showing ward boundaries, includes street index [New York Local #3 Flat File].
“Index cards to Long Island City [QUEENS COUNTY]” [MICROFILM, filed with the 1892 Queens Co. census, 2 reels]. Includes name, gender, age, country where born, whether citizen or alien and occupation.
"Parishville [ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY] Census Enumerator's Blotter, 3rd Election District, 1892 NYS Census," SLVGS (St. Lawrence Valley Genealogical Society) News 12(1) 1995 thru 12(2) 1995 [NY Co SA24.8]. The census itself did not survive. This "blotter" transcript lists name, gender, age, country of birth, citizenship, and occupation, probably in census visitation order.
[Transcription of] Census of 1892, St. James [SUFFOLK COUNTY], NY by Edmund Nathaniel Smith, [FILE 1 (SA238)]. Names in census order, no page numbers or index (19p.). Probably 2nd election district.
[Abstract of] "Orangeville [WYOMING COUNTY] 1892 Census," Historical Wyoming 31(4) 1985 and 32(3) 1986 [NY Co W994.1]. Names probably in census order, no page numbers, no index. Apparently never completed.

1905

[Transcription of] "1905 Census of the Town of Windham [GREENE COUNTY]", Greene Genes, 1(1) 1988 [NY Co G830.7]. Names in census order, with dwelling and family numbers. Indexed.
KINGS COUNTY: Determining Assembly & Election Districts in the New York State Census for 1905, 1915, 1925 [FINDING AIDS (MICROFILM) – Box 2a]. First determine the address from the 1905 Brooklyn city directory (or other source) and the block from the street directory at the back of the 1905 Brooklyn city directory. Determine assembly district and election district from 1905 maps [New York Counties #2B Flat File]. Also Kings County (Brooklyn) 1905 Boundaries of Assembly Districts (A.D.'s) for the 1905 New York State Census, by Harry Macy, Jr. [FINDING AIDS]. First determine the address from the 1905 Brooklyn city directory (or other source) and the block from the street directory at the back of the 1905 Brooklyn city directory. Locate the block on the 1886, 1890, or 1897 map [New York Local #3 Flat File], and compare to the maps in the finding aid to determine the assembly district. Also, Street Index to the 1892 New York State Census, City of Brooklyn by Joseph Silinonte [FINDING AIDS (MICROFILM) - Box 2a].
NEW YORK COUNTY, 1905-1925 Street Index {For State Censuses} [MICROFILM, filed at the end of the 1925 census for New York Co., 36 reels]. First determine address from 1905 New York City directory or other source. Determine assembly district, election district, and page numbers from index films.
For New York County see also The Children's Aid Society of New York: An Index to the Federal, State and Local Census Records of Its Lodging Houses, 1855-1925, by Carolee R. Inskeep (Baltimore: Clearfield, 1996) [NY L M314.79 C48]. Includes five lodging houses for 1890 and eight for 1905, 1915, and 1925. Names are in alphabetical order with assembly district and enumeration district of the house. Also The New York Foundling Hospital: An Index to Its Federal, State and Local Census Records, 1870-1925, by Carolee R. Inskeep (Baltimore: Clearfield, 1995) [NY L M314.79 N47]. Names are in alphabetical order with police precinct, assembly district, enumeration district, and "book" number of the records for the hospital.
1905 Census Index, City of Fulton [OSWEGO COUNTY], NY by Byron L. Rowlee, (Fulton, NY: n.d.) [NY L F9595]. Names in alphabetical order with page, ward, and line numbers.

1915

New York City Assembly Districts for the 1915 New York State Census [FINDING AIDS (MICROFILM ROOM)]. Includes maps for BRONX, KINGS, NEW YORK, and QUEENS COUNTIES.
KINGS COUNTY: Determining Assembly & Election Districts in the New York State Census for 1905, 1915, 1925 [FINDING AIDS]. First determine address from 1913 Brooklyn city directory (none for 1915 at NYG&B) or other source. Determine assembly district and election district from 1915 maps [New York Counties #2A Flat File].
NEW YORK COUNTY, 1905-1925 Street Index {For State Censuses} [MICROFILM, filed at the end of the 1925 census for New York Co., 36 reels]. First determine address from 1915 New York City directory or other source. Determine assembly district, election district, and page numbers from index films.
For New York County see also The Children's Aid Society of New York: An Index to the Federal, State and Local Census Records of Its Lodging Houses, 1855-1925, by Carolee R. Inskeep (Baltimore: Clearfield, 1996) [NY L M314.79 C48]. Includes five lodging houses for 1890 and eight for 1905, 1915, and 1925. Names are in alphabetical order with assembly district and enumeration district of the house. Also The New York Foundling Hospital: An Index to Its Federal, State and Local Census Records, 1870-1925, by Carolee R. Inskeep (Baltimore: Clearfield, 1995) [NY L M314.79 N47]. Names are in alphabetical order with police precinct, assembly district, enumeration district, and "book" number of the records for the hospital.
QUEENS COUNTY, NY 1915 New York State Census Index to Street Addreses [MICROFILM, filed at the end of the 1915 census for N.Y. STATE CENSUS FINDING AIDS (continued from p. 19) Queens Co., 1 reel]. First determine address from a Queens County directory (none for 1915 at NYG&B) or other source. Determine assembly district, election district, and page numbers from index film.

1925

BRONX COUNTY: Assembly District Map for New York City Boroughs, 1925 [New York Local #10A Flat File] shows wards, assembly districts, and election districts.
Map of the City of Buffalo, [ERIE COUNTY] NY, 1925 [New York Local #4 Flat File] shows wards, assembly districts, and election districts for the census. Ward Maps for the Cities of Lackawanna and Tonawanda, [Erie County] NY, 1925 [New York Local #7 Flat File] shows wards, assembly districts, and election districts for the census.
[Transcription of] “1925 Census of the Town of Jewett [GREENE COUNTY],” Greene Genes, 2 (1) 1990 [NY Co G830.7]. Names in census order, no page numbers. Indexed.
Map of the City of Buffalo, [ERIE COUNTY] NY, 1925 [New York Local #4 Flat File] shows wards, assembly districts, and election districts for the census. Ward Maps for the Cities of Lackawanna and Tonawanda, [Erie County] NY, 1925 [New York Local #7 Flat File] shows wards, assembly districts, and election districts for the census.
KINGS COUNTY: Determining Assembly & Election Districts in the New York State Census for 1905, 1915, 1925 [FINDING AIDS]. First determine address from 1925 Brooklyn telephone directory or other source. Determine assembly district and election district from Assembly District Map for New York City Boroughs, 1925 [New York Local #10A Flat File].
Map of the City of Rochester, [MONROE COUNTY] NY, 1925 [New York Local #14A Flat File] shows wards, assembly districts, and election districts for the census.
NEW YORK COUNTY, 1905-1925 Street Index {For State Censuses} [MICROFILM, filed at the end of the 1925 census for New York Co., 36 reels]. First determine address from 1925 New York City directory or other source. Determine assembly district, election district, and page numbers from index films. Also Assembly District Map for New York City Boroughs, 1925 [New York Local #10A Flat File] shows wards, assembly districts, and election districts.
For New York County see also The Children's Aid Society of New York: An Index to the Federal, State and Local Census Records of Its Lodging Houses, 1855-1925, by Carolee R. Inskeep (Baltimore: Clearfield, 1996) [NY L M314.79 C48]. Includes five lodging houses for 1890 and eight for 1905, 1915, and 1925. Names are in alphabetical order with assembly district and enumeration district of the house. Also The New York Foundling Hospital: An Index to Its Federal, State and Local Census Records, 1870-1925, by Carolee R. Inskeep (Baltimore: Clearfield, 1995) [NY L M314.79 N47]. Names are in alphabetical order with police precinct, assembly district, enumeration district, and "book" number of the records for the hospital.
QUEENS COUNTY, NY 1925 New York State Census Index to Street Addreses [MICROFILM, filed at the end of the 1925 census for Queens Co., 1 reel]. First determine address from 1924 or 1925 Queens telephone directory or other source. Determine assembly district, election district, and page numbers from index film. Also Index of Towns and Villages in the 1925 New York State Census, Queens County [NY L Q31.11] provides a list of communities, indicating on which film each is located. Also Assembly District Map for New York City Boroughs, 1925 [New York Local #10A Flat File] shows wards, assembly districts, and election districts for the census.
New York 1925 State Census Index: RICHMOND COUNTY by Theodore R. Nelson (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 2000) [CENSUS INDEXES N.Y. 1925 Richmond Co.] Also Ward Map of the Borough of Staten Island,[RICHMOND COUNTY] NY, 1925 [New York Local #14 Flat File] shows wards, assembly districts, and election districts for the census.
[WESTCHESTER COUNTY] Map of the City of Mount Vernon, NY, 1925 [New York Local #11 Flat File] shows election districts for the census. Map of the City of New Rochelle, NY, 1925 [New York Local #11 Flat File] shows wards, assembly districts, and election districts for the census. Map of the City of White Plains, NY, 1925 [New York Local #15 Flat File] shows wards and election districts for the census. Map of the City of Yonkers, NY, 1925 [New York Local #16 Flat File] shows wards, assembly districts, and election districts for the census.

Note. The references listed in the excellent bibliography above are no longer available at the NYG&B Library. They are, however, available at the New York Public Library where our collection is now housed.

by Laura LeBarron, Former Assistant Librarian

Originally published in The NYG&B Newsletter, Spring and Summer 1997