Saratoga County New York Genealogy and History     This site is available for adoption! Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. We're looking for folks who share our dedication to putting data online and are interested in helping this website become a useful research tool. If you would like to join our group and become the host of this county, please read what we're all about on our Volunteer Page and email Kim (A desire to transcribe data and basic webpage skills are necessary) Until we get a dedicated volunteer to maintain this site, we'll do the best we can to add data as we come across it. You can send your family's raw data (transcribed birth/marriage/death, cemetery, census, biography records) to us and we'll include it on this site. WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU. All data we come across will be added to this website, so please keep checking back. County Information Founded 1791, formerly part of Albany County County Seat: Ballston Spa Largest city: Saratoga Springs Area: 844 sq mi Saratoga County is well-known for it Saratoga Race Course, open between late July and early September each year. This world-famous track dates back to 1863. Saratoga County is also known for its role in American History, being the home of the Battle of Saratoga. During the nineteenth century, Saratoga County was an important industrial center. Its location 30 miles north of Albany on the Delaware and Hudson Railway and its proximity to water power from the Hudson River and Kayaderosseras Creek led to rapid industrial development beginning in 1810. Some of the most important industries were paper mills, tanneries, foundries, and textile mills The Saratoga National Historical Park is located along the Hudson River in Stillwater, and features a drive-around trail. Courthouse Info: Saratoga County Courthouse 30 McMaster Street - Bldg. #3 Ballston Spa, NY 12020 Cities, Towns and Other Populated Areas Online Data Biographies Births Cemeteries Census Church Histories / Records County Records Death Records Family Bibles County History Marriages Military Miscellaneous Data Newspaper Data Obituaries School Records Wills/Probate Records Website Updates: Nov 2011: ANSON bio Oct 2011: bio for EDWARDS, HARMON June 2011: obit for SILL; bio for BARLOW, WOOD, GREEN; Fire news story Previous Updates: Obits for MULCAHEY, BUNTING, DEYOE, WEST, COLEMAN, ABORN, LEPPITT; Crime news Search Our Sites | Join Our Mailing Lists (New York is covered on the Northeast Mailing List)       Visit our NY State Site Surrounding Counties Warren County- north Washington County - northeast Rensselaer County - southeast Albany County - southwest Montgomery County - west Fulton County - west Schenectady County - west Hamilton County - northwest Visit the National Genealogy Trails Site       Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.