Orange County

Released July 03!

An Outline History of Orange County

Location
Orange County
Collection Category
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This text, written by Samuel W. Eager in 1846-1847, surveys the history, geography, traditions and nomenclature of Orange County from its origins in the late 17th century. Broken into twenty-four chapters, most of which focus on particular towns within the county, it also includes an extensive...

Released July 03!

Fairchild Cemetery Manual: a Reliable Guide to the Cemeteries of Greater New York and Vicinity

Location
Suffolk County
Nassau County
Kings County
Richmond County
Queens County
New York County
Rockland County
Westchester County
Putnam County
Orange County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This guide was researched and compiled in 1910 by Fairchild Sons, a funeral home located in Brooklyn, NY. It contains a wide range of information pertaining to decease and burial, including a detailed survey of all cemeteries within 50 miles of New York City, laws relating to cemeteries, and indices...

Released February 13!

Orange County Cemetery Records

Location
Orange County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Orange County, New York. Researchers can browse digital images of these records, but they cannot currently be searched. The collection page contains a complete list of all cemeteries available, including waypoint links to view images from each cemetery.

Orange County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages

This guide for Orange County contains a detailed list of resources for those researching families that lived there. The guide includes a map of municipalities, a brief county history, as well as links to county, local and regional repositories, resources, and societies.  A selected bibliography is also available, along with other links that researchers will find highly valuable.

Orange County, New York Guide

This guide for Orange County contains a detailed list of resources for those researching families that lived there. The guide includes a map of municipalities, a brief county history, as well as links to county, local and regional repositories, resources, and societies.  A selected bibliography is also available, along with other links that researchers will find highly valuable.

Searching for Records in Orange County, NY

Established by Dutch settlers on November 1, 1683, Orange County, NY was primarily inhabited by native Munsee people, with a handful of Dutch in the area. Within the next few decades, influxes of European settlers arrived from Germany (Palatines), the Netherlands, and England, and quickly populated the area.
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