Do you research naturalization records? No? Why not? Does the thought of going through paper files in dusty court basements turn you off? Well - I'm here to tell you that it is worth it - and with recent digitization efforts - more and more original documents have been scanned and been made available via microfilm or online.
Some of the larger subscription sites have also made some source documents available - as well as index cards that can lead you to the court that handled the proceedings.
If you wish to get educated first about all of these documents and the naturalization process and how it has changed over time - please read these two terrific summaries:
- The U.S. Archives Naturalization Records
- FamilySearch's Wiki entry United States Naturalization and Citizenship
- Women and Naturalization
Okay - now that you are educated and know that post-1906 - about 4 awesome documents just drip with great information: Declaration of Intent, Petition for Citizenship or Naturalization, Certificate of Arrival, and the Certificate of Naturalization. Many of the online genealogy websites may not have all of these documents available, but do have index cards that are searchable - which has information regarding the court handling the proceedings. With this information you might be able to track down some of the source documents.
Below is a list of links to free online naturalization record and index collections for the state:
Note: Some of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.
(Updated August, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
- Belknap County Court, Laconia, Naturalization Records, 1866
- Belknap County Declarations of Intentions, v. 1-9, 1906-1929 1906-1929
- Belknap County Naturalization Docket of Notices, 1870-1904
- Belknap County Naturalization Petitions and Records, 1907-1930
- Belknap County, Gilford, Court of Common Pleas, Naturalization Records, 1846-1859
- Belknap County, Gilford, Supreme Judicial Court, Naturalization Records, 1857-1874
- Belknap County, Laconia, Circuit Court, Naturalization Records, 1874-1876
- Belknap County, Laconia, Superior Court, Naturalization Records, 1901-1906
- Belknap County, Laconia, Supreme Court, Naturalization Records, 1876-1902
- Belknap County, New Hampshire Naturalization Papers, 1842 -1906
- Belknap County, Police Court of Laconia, Naturalization Records, 1880-1889
- Carroll County Certificates of Naturalization, 1907-1928
- Carroll County Declarations of Intentions, no. 1-250, 1907-1942
- Carroll County Naturalization Petitions and Records, no. 1-157, 1907-1937
- Carroll County Naturalization Records, Minors, v. 1, no. 1-97, 1876-1903
- Carroll County Naturalization Records, v. 2, 1871-1905
- Carroll County, Ossipee, Superior Court, Naturalization Records, 1899-1905
- Carroll County, Ossipee, Supreme Court, Naturalization Records, 1863-1903
- Carroll County, Ossipee, Supreme Judicial Court, Naturalization Records, 1860-1873
- Cheshire County Naturalization Records and Petitions, 1860-1945
- Cheshire County, Keene, Circuit Court, Petitions for Naturalization, 1874-1891
- Cheshire County, Keene, Court of Common Pleas, Naturalization Records, ca. 1838-1875
- Cheshire County, Keene, Supreme Judicial Court, Naturalization Records, 1860-1892
- Cheshire County, Supreme Superior Court, Naturalization Records, 1826-1906
- Cheshire County, Walpole, Naturalization Records, ca. 1884
- Coos County Naturalization Records, 1888-1900; Index to Naturalization, 1886-1930
- Coos County, Colebrook, Supreme and Superior Court, Naturalization Records, 1890-1906
- Coos County, Lancaster Supreme Court Naturalization Records, 1888-1902
- Coos County, Lancaster, Superior Court Naturalization Records, 1903-1931
- Grafton County Certificates of Naturalization, 1914- 1915
- Grafton County Declarations of Intention, 1906-1929
- Grafton County Naturalization Dockets, 1868-1906
- Grafton County Naturalization Index, 1773-1906
- Grafton County Naturalization Index, early-1955
- Grafton County Naturalization Papers, 1840-1906
- Grafton County Petition and Record, 1907-1921
- Grafton County Petitions for Naturalization, 1839-1862
- Grafton County, Haverhill, Circuit Court, Naturalization Records, 1874-1876
- Grafton County, Haverhill, Court of Common Pleas, Naturalization Records, 1839-1859
- Grafton County, Haverhill, Superior Court, Naturalization Records, 1848-1906
- Grafton County, Haverhill, Supreme Court Naturalization Petitions, 1876-1900
- Grafton County, Lebanon, Superior Court Naturalization Records, 1901-1904
- Grafton County, Lebanon, Supreme Court Naturalization Records, 1894-1900
- Grafton County, Littleton, Circuit Court, Naturalization Records
- Grafton County, Plymouth, Circuit Court, Petitions for Naturalization, 1874-1876
- Grafton County, Plymouth, Court of Common Pleas Naturalization Records, 1844-1858
- Grafton County, Plymouth, Eastern Judicial Court Naturalization Records, 1886
- Grafton County, Plymouth, Superior Court Naturalization Records, 1902-1906
- Grafton County, Plymouth, Supreme Court Naturalization Petitions, 1860-1900
- Grafton County, Probate Estate Files, 1773-1950
- Grafton County, United States District Court, Petitions for Naturalization, 1896-1900
- Hillsborough County Judgments, 1901-1916; equity Index Cards,1901-1936; Dockets, 1901-1936
- Hillsborough County Naturalization Dockets, 1901-1906
- Hillsborough County Naturalization Index, early-2001 and Naturalization Records 1901-1906
- Hillsborough County Naturalization Records, 1906-1932; Index, 1906-1929
- Hillsborough County Record of Naturalizations, 1842-1901; Indexes, ca. 1842-1907
- Hillsborough County, Amherst, Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1876
- Hillsborough County, Amherst, Court of Common Pleas Naturalization Records, 1848-1859
- Hillsborough County, Amherst, Supreme Judicial Court Court Naturalization Records, 1857-1873
- Hillsborough County, Manchester, Court of Common Pleas Naturalization Records, 1850-1906
- Hillsborough County, Manchester, Police Court Naturalization Records, 1852-1888
- Hillsborough County, Manchester, Superior Court Naturalization Records, 1902-1906
- Hillsborough County, Manchester, Supreme Court, Naturalization Records, 1877-1906
- Hillsborough County, Manchester, Supreme Judicial Court, Naturalization Records, 1845-1888
- Hillsborough County, Nashua and Manchester, Supreme Court, Naturalization Records, 1884-1900
- Hillsborough County, Nashua and Manchester, Supreme Judicial Court, Naturalization Records, 1860-1889
- Hillsborough County, Nashua, Circuit Court, Naturalization Records
- Hillsborough County, Nashua, Court of Common Pleas Naturalization Records, 1857-1859
- Hillsborough County, Nashua, Police Court, Naturalization Records, 1854-1888
- Hillsborough County, Nashua, Superior Court Naturalization Records, 1898-1906
- Hillsborough County, United States District Court, Petitions for Naturalization, 1884-1890
- Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906
- Manchester Naturalizations and Declarations of Intention Index 1863-1888
- Merrimack County Naturalization Index, 1850-1948
- Merrimack County Naturalization Records, 1846-1889
- Merrimack County, Concord, Circuit Court, Naturalization Records
- Merrimack County, Concord, Court of Common Pleas, Naturalization Records, 1835-1859
- Merrimack County, Concord, Superior Court of Judicature, Naturalization Records, 1846-1855
- Merrimack County, Concord, Superior Court, Naturalization Records, 1851-1901
- Merrimack County, Concord, Supreme Judicial Court, Naturalization Records, 1856-1873
- Merrimack County, District Court Naturalization Records, 1894-1900
- Merrimack County, Naturalization Records Index, 1869-1873
- Merrimack County, Police Court of Concord, Naturalization Records, 1880-1890
- New England Naturalization Index, 1791-1906
- New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1931
- New Hampshire Naturalization and Probate Records, 1643-1948
- New Hampshire, County Naturalization Records, 1771-2001
- New Hampshire, Naturalization Records Indexes
- New Hampshire, United States Naturalization Records, 1906-1993
- New Hampshire, Naturalization Records 1849-1945
- New Hampshire, Naturalization Records Index, 1911-1927
- Rockingham County Declarations of Intentions, 1906-1929; Declarations Index Cards, 1922-1956
- Rockingham County Naturalization Index Cards, 1771-1906
- Rockingham County Naturalization Papers, 1926-1939
- Rockingham County Naturalization Petitions and Records, 1907-1933; Naturalization Index Cards, 1919-1964
- Rockingham County, Exeter and Portsmouth, Superior Court of Judicature, Naturalization Records, 1802-1849
- Rockingham County, Exeter and Portsmouth, Supreme Court, Naturalization Records, 1876-1903
- Rockingham County, Exeter and Portsmouth, Supreme Judicial Court, Naturalization Records, 1857-1872
- Rockingham County, Exeter, Court of Common Pleas, Naturalization Records, 1798-1867
- Rockingham County, Exeter, Superior Court, Naturalization Records, 1901-1906
- Rockingham County, Exeter, United States Circuit Court, Naturalization Records, 1811-1886
- Rockingham County, Portsmouth, Circuit Court, Naturalization Records, 1875-1888
- Rockingham County, Portsmouth, Court of Common Pleas, Naturalization Records, 1792-1898
- Rockingham County, Portsmouth, Superior Court, Naturalization Records, 1901-1906
- Rockingham County, Portsmouth, United States Circuit Court, Naturalization Records, 1805-1900
- Rockingham County, Portsmouth, United States District Court, Petitions for Naturalization, 1858
- Rockingham County, Superior Court Naturalization Records Index, 1868-1904
- Strafford County Naturalization Docket, 1880-1888
- Strafford County Naturalization Papers, 1861-1906; Indexes to Petitions for Naturalization, and Declarations of Intention, 1861-1936
- Strafford County Naturalization Petition and Record, 1907-1931
- Strafford County Naturalization Records, 1842-1861
- Strafford County Record of Declarations of Intention, 1906-1931
- Strafford County, Dover Police Court, Naturalization Records, 1880-1888
- Strafford County, Dover, Circuit Court, Naturalization Records, 1874-1878
- Strafford County, Dover, Court of Common Pleas, Naturalization Records, 1833-1859
- Strafford County, Dover, Superior Court, Naturalization Records, 1901-1906
- Strafford County, Dover, Supreme Court of Judicature, Naturalization Records, 1831
- Strafford County, Dover, Supreme Court, Naturalization Records, 1876-1902
- Strafford County, Dover, Supreme Judicial Court, Naturalization Records, 1857-1875
- Strafford County, Rochester, Police Court, Naturalization Records, 1886-1889
- Strafford County, Somersworth Police Court, Naturalization Records, 1887-1888
- Sullivan County Naturalizations, 1838-1905
- Sullivan County, Newport, Circuit Court, Naturalization Records, 1875-1876
- Sullivan County, Newport, Court of Common Pleas, Petitions for Naturalizations, 1834-1859
- Sullivan County, Newport, Superior Court of Judicature, Naturalization Records, 1832-1841
- Sullivan County, Newport, Superior Court, Naturalization Records, 1876-1906
- Sullivan County, Newport, Supreme Judicial Court, Naturalization Records, 1859-1874
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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