Cortland County, New York
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Cortland County History

Cortland County was formed by the splitting of Onondaga County in 1808.
Named after Pierre Van Cortlandt, president of the convention at Kingston that wrote the first New York State Constitution in 1777 and first lieutenant governor of the state.

County Seat: Cortland
Year Organized: 1808
Square Miles: 500

City
Cortland (county seat)

Towns
Cincinnatus * Cortlandville * Cuyler * Freetown * Harford * Homer * Lapeer *
Marathon * Preble * Scott * Solon * Taylor * Truxton * Virgil * Willet

Villages
Homer * Marathon * McGraw

Census-designated places
Blodgett Mills * Cortland West * Munsons Corners * Virgil


Courthouse Info:
County Courthouse
60 Central Avenue
Cortland, NY 13045-2717



Cortland County Data

 

Birth Records

Census Records

Church Histories / Records

County Records

Death Records

Family Bibles and Records

History Topics

Marriage Records

Miscellaneous Data

Website Updates:

Nov 2024:
Obits/Death Notices: LYMAN [nk], McNEIL

Feb 2024:
School Records: CORTLAND ACADEMY, 1834 [tr. by DW]

Jan 2024:
News: Marriages: OAKS-McCARTHY
Obits/Death Notices: COMERFORD(2), FLYNN, OAKS(2)

Oct 2023:
Cemeteries: CORTLAND RURAL CEMETERY(17), McGRAW RURAL CEMETERY(17), ST. MARYS CEMETERY(19)

Sep 2023:
Obits/Death Notices: BARROWS, TREACY(2)

Jan 2023:
Military Records: 1835 PENSION ROLLS (complete)
Obits: KINNEY

PREVIOUS UPDATES
 


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