Derived with permission from hamilton, yesterday and today by howard d. Hamilton county is situated in the southeastern portion of illinois and is bounded on the north by wayne county, on the east by white county, on the south by saline county and on the west by franklin and jefferson counties. A peoples history of hamilton county is a collection of collaborative exhibits documenting the social history of hamilton county, ny. If you have relatives who at one time lived here long enough to have established a residency, their history, where they lived, what they did for a living, who was married to who, who birthed who etc, is probably in this book. Please scroll over the links below for online resources pertaining to hamilton county, the adirondack region, and the state of new york. A hamilton county jail standoff the new york history blog. Find out more details about the latest information for history of hamilton county ny book hamilton county, new york wikipedia. History of the town of hamilton timeline 1784 treaty at fort stanwix gives ny property west of albany to the us. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 4,836, making it the least populous county in new york. The county is named after alexander hamilton, the only member of the new york state delegation who signed the united states constitution in 1787 and later the first united states secretary of the treasury. Click download or read online button to get early history of hamilton county florida book now. A peoples history of hamilton county has been made possible by a major grant from the national endowment for the humanities.
Through a technicality in a poorly written election law, b. History of hamilton county, ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches. Hamilton county, ohio, was established on january 2, 1790. Hamilton county oneworksource offers a wide array of services to help support both employers and employees. When new york state established a great reservation larger than connecticut, known as adirondack park, hamilton became the center and only county wholly enclosed by its. Please see the ida page on this website under economic. The history of hamilton county and chattanooga, tennessee. It is a onestop career center providing services to businesses and job seekers of hamilton county. This county was reduced in size on july 3, 1766 by the creation of cumberland county. The following is taken from a gazetteer of the state of newyork ebracing an ample survey and description of its counties, towns, cities, villages, canals, mountains, lakes, rivers, creeks, and natural topography, by horatio gates spafford, ll. This information may come in handy to those involved in surveying or historic research. History of hamilton county from hope farm press a link to their site the adirondack mountains includes history, photos and many other topics for the area a great site. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Hamilton was set off from paris on march 5, 1795, and received its name in honor of alexander hamilton.
When the decision was reversed, he stayed put, and the county had two men who claimed to. It was the second county formed in the northwest territory. Indianapolis, indianapolis printing and publishing house, 1874 page images at. Town of wells a peoples history of hamilton county. History the peoples guide, a business, political and religious directory of hamilton co. The boundaries of hamilton county were designated as follows. You will see the information on this excellent website about hamilton county, new york. Andreas history of the state of nebraska hamilton co. History of hamilton county, ohio 1881 edition open library. Jim locke, initially declared the winner, had already moved into the jail. At camp history, middle schoolers dive into the past and enjoy behindthescenes access to the newyork historical society to become junior historians, conservators, and curators.
A history of hamilton county, tennessee book, 1981. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. The purpose of the recorder of deeds is to ensure the accuracy of hamilton county property and land records and to preserve their continuity. Sesquicentennial of the town of arietta, hamilton county, new york. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Hamilton county is bounded on the east by york, south by clay, west by hall, and north by merrick counties and contain three hundred and fiftyseven thousand one hundred and twenty acres of the most fertile lands of the state, of which two hundred and thirtyseven thousand eight hundred and six acres are taxable the county agriculturally considered is. Published in 2000 it includes photos and the family history of many of the founding families. Its people include a yearround population of just under 5,000 residents, as well as a. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of new york state as well as all of the present state of vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the pacific ocean. Clarke publishing company at the best online ebook storage. On april 12, 1816, hamilton county was created by partitioning 1,800 square miles 4,700 km2 from montgomery county, but due to low population it remained unorganized and administered from montgomery county, n.
It is the location of colgate university and has a population at 4,239 at the 2010 census. For the history of hamilton county prior to 1816, see montgomery county, new york. Download and read online for free history of hamilton county, iowa 1 by s. Hamilton county, new york simple english wikipedia, the. Washington county new york genealogy new york genealogy. Hamilton county, new york genealogy genealogy familysearch. Copies of records on fhl microfilm and microfiche may be available for viewing at various family history centers. Facebook page maintained by the public historian for hamilton county, new york, usa, eliza jane darling. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Located in the sixmillion acre adirondack park, hamilton county is the most rural place in the eastern united states. Hamilton county archives the new york history blog. The history of hamilton county and chattanooga, tennessee book. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.
Early history of hamilton county florida download ebook. History of hamilton county, ohio, with illustrations and. Hamilton county ny gen web further resources suny cortland history of antlers raquette lake library of congress raquette lake photo collection church of the good shepherd raquette lake bibliography aber, ted and stella king. Residents named the county in honor of alexander hamilton, who was the first secretary of the treasury of the united states and a founder of the federalist party. Gooleys authoritative book is based on official records, court transcripts, prison records. The kind that genealogists love because it has a slice of family history of the people in hamilton county. Abbie verner, long lake town archivist and president of the long lake historical society will. Campers immerse themselves in hamilton s world with tours of the museum galleries, exploration of rare documents and. We modified our web site to consolidate recorded plats into our main search site.
Hamilton genealogy in madison county, ny usa 1,060,369 new york 55,493 madison county 986 hamilton 100. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book without typos from the publisher. Hamilton county ny new york genealogy and family history. The village of hamilton is a village located within the town of hamilton in madison county, new york, united states. Hamilton county recorder of deeds lake pleasant, ny. History of clinton and franklin counties, new york. We have enhanced our unregistered land plat book and page search to. It is in the form of a rectangular parallelogram, and is twentyfour miles from north to south and eighteen miles from. Peter betzs stories from fulton, hamilton counties. The celebration of hamilton county s bicentennial begins on april 12th, 200 years to the day after the provisional creation of the county in 1816.
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