List of historical societies in the United States

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This is a partial list of historical and heritage societies in the United States.

National societies

State societies

Societies with museums include:

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State
or federal district		 State historical society State history museum
Alabama Alabama Historical Commission Alabama Department of Archives and History
Alaska Alaska Historical Society Alaska State Museum
Arizona Arizona Historical Society Arizona State Museum
Arkansas Arkansas Historical Association Historic Arkansas Museum
California California Historical Society
(ceased in 2025)[1]		 The California Museum
Colorado History Colorado History Colorado Center
Connecticut Connecticut Museum of Culture and History Museum of Connecticut History
Delaware Delaware Historical Society Delaware History Center
Florida Florida Historical Society Museum of Florida History
Georgia Georgia Historical Society None
Hawaiʻi Hawaiian Historical Society Hawaiian Historical Society
Idaho Idaho State Historical Society Idaho State Museum
Illinois Illinois State Historical Society Illinois State Museum
Indiana Indiana Historical Society Indiana State Museum
Iowa State Historical Society of Iowa State Historical Museum of Iowa
Kansas Kansas Historical Society Kansas Museum of History
Kentucky Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Museum
Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History
Louisiana Louisiana Historical Society Louisiana State Museum
Louisiana History Museum
Maine Maine Historical Society Maine State Museum
Maine Historical Society Museum
Maryland Maryland Historical Society Maryland Historical Society
Massachusetts Massachusetts Historical Society Commonwealth Museum
Michigan Historical Society of Michigan Michigan Historical Center [wd]
Minnesota Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota History Center
Mississippi Mississippi Historical Society Museum of Mississippi History
Missouri State Historical Society of Missouri Missouri State Museum
Montana Montana Historical Society Montana Historical Society Museum
Nebraska History Nebraska Nebraska History Museum
Nevada Nevada Historical Society [wd][2] Nevada State Museum
New Hampshire New Hampshire Historical Society New Hampshire Historical Society Museum
New Jersey New Jersey Historical Society New Jersey State Museum
New Mexico Historical Society of New Mexico [wd] New Mexico History Museum
New York New-York Historical Society New York State Museum
North Carolina North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office [wd] North Carolina Museum of History
North Dakota State Historical Society of North Dakota North Dakota Heritage Center
Ohio Ohio History Connection Ohio History Center
Oklahoma Oklahoma Historical Society Oklahoma History Center
Oregon Oregon Historical Society Oregon Historical Society Museum
Pennsylvania Historical Society of Pennsylvania State Museum of Pennsylvania
Rhode Island Rhode Island Historical Society Rhode Island Historical Society
South Carolina South Carolina Historical Society South Carolina State Museum
South Dakota South Dakota State Historical Society South Dakota State Historical Society
Tennessee Tennessee Historical Commission Tennessee State Museum
Texas Texas State Historical Association Bullock Texas State History Museum
Utah Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society
Vermont Vermont Historical Society Vermont History Museum
Virginia Virginia Historical Society Virginia Museum of History and Culture
Washington Washington State Historical Society Washington State History Museum
West Virginia West Virginia Division of Culture and History West Virginia Culture Center and State Museum
Wisconsin Wisconsin Historical Society Wisconsin Historical Museum
Wyoming Wyoming State Historical Society [wd] Wyoming State Museum
District of Columbia Historical Society of Washington, D.C. None
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Other state associations

Territorial societies

Federal District societies

See also: History of Washington, D.C.

County and local societies

Alabama

  • Birmingham Historical Society[6]
  • Blount County Historical Society[5]
  • Bullock County Historical Society[5]
  • Cherokee County Historical Society[5]
  • Chilton County Historical Society[5]
  • Clarke County Historical Society[5]
  • Clay County Historical Society[5]
  • Crenshaw County Historical Society[5]
  • Elmore County Historical Society[5]
  • Escambia County Historical Society[5]
  • Fayette County Historical Society[5]
  • Greene County Historical Society[5]
  • Hale County Historical Society[6]
  • Lee County Historical Society[5]
  • Limestone County Historical Society[5]
  • Marengo County Historical Society[5]
  • Marion County Historical Society[5]
  • Mobile Historical Society[6]
  • Montgomery County Historical Society[5]
  • Randolph County Historical Society[5]
  • Russell County Historical Society[6]
  • Shelby County Historical Society[5]
  • Washington County Historical Society[5]
  • West Jefferson County Historical Society[5]

Alaska

See also: History of Alaska
  • Cook Inlet Historical Society [wd][3]
  • Cooper Landing Historical Society [wd]
  • Cordova Historical Society [wd][7][3]
  • Eagle Historical Society [wd][7]
  • Gastineau Channel Historical Society [wd][3]
  • Hope and Sunrise Historical Society [wd]
  • Kasilof Regional Historical Association [wd]
  • Kenai Historical Society [wd]
  • Kenai Peninsula Historical Association [wd][3]
  • Kodiak Historical Society [wd][8]
  • Matanuska Valley Historical Society[9]
  • Nome Historical Society[10]
  • Palmer Historical Society [wd][7]
  • Port Alexander Historical Society[7]
  • Resurrection Bay Historical Society [wd]
  • Salcha Historical Society[7]
  • Sitka Historical Society [wd][8]
  • Soldotna Historical Society [wd]
  • Tanana-Yukon Historical Society [wd][7]
  • Tongass Historical Society [wd][7][3]
  • Wasilla-Knik Historical Society [wd]

Arizona

  • Apache County Historical Society[5]
  • Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society[6]
  • Gila County Historical Society[5]
  • Graham County Historical Society[5]
  • Maricopa County Historical Society[5]
  • Mohave County Historical Society[5]
  • Navaho County Historical Society[5]
  • Northern Gila County Historical Society[5]
  • Prescott Historical Society[6]
  • Yuma County Historical Society[5]

Arkansas

See also: History of Arkansas
Johnson County Historical Society building in Clarksville, Arkansas (photo 2021)
  • Benton County Historical Society[3]
  • Clark County Historical Association [wd][3]
  • Cross County Historical Society [wd]
  • Drew County Historical Society [wd][11]
  • Faulkner County Historical Society[5]
  • Garland County Historical Society [wd]
  • Glade Community Historical Society[11]
  • Johnson County Historical Society [wd][5]
  • Ouachita County Historical Society [wd][12]
  • Pope County Historical Association (formerly Arkansas Valley Historical Society)[11]
  • Pope County Historical Society[13]
  • Pulaski County Historical Society[11]
  • Saline County County History and Heritage Society[3]
  • Sharp County Historical Society[3]
  • Washington County Historical Society, Arkansas [wd][5]
  • White County Historical Society, Arkansas [wd]

California

Main article: List of historical societies in California

Colorado

Main article: List of historical societies in Colorado

Connecticut

Main article: List of historical societies in Connecticut

Delaware

Georgetown Historical Society building in Delaware, US in 2020
See also: History of Delaware
  • Georgetown Historical Society
  • Laurel Historical Society
  • Lewes Historical Society
  • New Castle Historical Society[6]
  • Seaford Historical Society

Florida

Main article: List of historical societies in Florida

Georgia

Main article: List of historical societies in Georgia (U.S. state)

Hawaii

  • Maui Historical Society[14]
  • Wahiawa Historical Society[5]

Idaho

Main article: List of historical societies in Idaho

Illinois

Main article: List of historical societies in Illinois

Indiana

Main article: List of historical societies in Indiana

Iowa

Main article: List of historical societies in Iowa

Kansas

Main article: List of historical societies in Kansas

Kentucky

See also: History of Kentucky
  • Adair County Historical Society[15]
  • Allen County Historical Society[16]
  • Anderson County Historical Society[15]
  • Barren County Historical Society[15]
  • Big Sandy Valley Historical Society[12][17]
  • Boone County Historical Society[18]
  • Boyle County Historical Society[19]
  • Clay County Historical Society[20]
  • Eastern Kentucky Historical Society[15]
  • Erlanger Historical Society[18]
  • Filson Historical Society[21]
  • Hart County Historical Society[5]
  • Henderson County Historical Society[6]
  • Kenton County Historical Society[18]
  • Kentucky Genealogical Society[12]
  • Lincoln County Historical Society[5]
  • Livingston County Historical Society[16]
  • Louisville Southern Historical Society[22]
  • Oldham County Historical Society[5]
  • Red River Historical Society[16]
  • Simpson County Historical Society[5]
  • Woodford County Historical Society[16]

Louisiana

Main article: List of historical societies in Louisiana

Maine

Main article: List of historical societies in Maine

Maryland

Main article: List of historical societies in Maryland

Massachusetts

Main article: List of historical societies in Massachusetts

Michigan

Main article: List of historical societies in Michigan

Minnesota

Main article: List of historical societies in Minnesota

Mississippi

See also: History of Mississippi
Simpson County Historical Society building in Mississippi (photo 2019)
  • Biloxi Historical Society[23]
  • Bolivar County Historical Society[24]
  • Canton Madison County Historical Society[5][23]
  • Hancock County Historical Society[5]
  • Hattiesburg Area Historical Society[3]
  • Itawamba Historical Society[21][23]
  • Historical Society of Jackson County[25]
  • Kosciusdko Attala Historical Society[5]
  • Lawrence County Historical Society[5]
  • Lucedale George County Historical Society [5]
  • Marion County Historical Society[24]
  • Marshall County Historical Society
  • Mississippi Methodist Historical Society[6][26]
  • Noxubee County Historical Society[24]
  • Pass Christian Historical Society[5]
  • Pontotoc County Historical Society[5]
  • Simpson County Historical and Genealogical Society[27]
  • South Tishomingo County Historical Society[27]
  • Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society[5]
  • Union County Historical Society[5]
  • Vicksburg & Warren County Historical Society[5]

Missouri

See also: History of Missouri
1920 newspaper item about the formation of the Clark County Historical Society, Missouri
  • Adair County Historical Society[6]
  • Bates County Historical Society [wd]
  • Boone County Historical Society
  • Cape Girardeau County Historical Society [wd]
  • Clark County Historical Society[28]
  • Grundy County Historical Society [wd]
  • Holt County Historical Society [wd]
  • Kimmswick Historical Society [wd]
  • Miller County Historical Society [wd]
  • Monroe County Historical County[29]
  • Old Mines Area Historical Society[30]
  • Platte County Historical Society [wd]
  • Raymore Historical Society [wd]
  • Shelby County Historical Society [wd]
  • Saint Charles County Historical County[29]
  • Warren County Historical Society [wd]
  • Washington Historical Society [wd]
  • Webster Groves Historical Society [wd]
  • Westport Historical Society [wd]
  • Wildwood Historical Society [wd]

Montana

  • Cascade County Historical Society[14]
  • Glacier County Historical Society[14]
  • Upper Swan Valley Historical Society[5]

Nebraska

See also: History of Nebraska

Nevada

See also: History of Nevada
  • Austin Historical Society [wd]
  • Carlin Historical Society [wd]
  • Carson City Historical Society [wd]
  • Douglas County Historical Society, Nevada [wd]
  • Nevada Historical Society [wd]
  • Northeastern Nevada Historical Society [wd]
  • Virginia & Truckee Railroad Historical Society [wd]

New Hampshire

Main article: List of historical societies in New Hampshire

New Jersey

Main article: List of historical societies in New Jersey

New Mexico

See also: History of New Mexico
  • Albuquerque Historical Society[12]
  • Los Alamos Historical Society
  • Los Vegas Historical Society[6]
  • Luna County Historical Society[5]
  • Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico - Roswell
  • San Juan County Historical Society - San Juan County

New York

Main article: List of historical societies in New York (state)

North Carolina

Main article: List of historical societies in North Carolina

North Dakota

See also: History of North Dakota
McLean County Historical Society museum building in Washburn, North Dakota (photo 2007)
  • Bismarck Historical Society [wd]
  • Cass County Historical Society [wd]
  • Cavalier County Historical Society[3]
  • Dunn County Historical Society [wd]
  • Emmons County Historical Society[31]
  • Garretson Area Historical Society[3]
  • Grand Forks County Historical Society[5]
  • McLean County Historical Society[32]
  • Missouri Valley Historical Society [wd]
  • Ransom County Historical Society[3]
  • Richland County Historical Society[32]
  • Stark County Historical Society[32]
  • Steele County Historical Society[3]
  • Walsh County Historical Society[3]
  • Ward County Historical Society [wd]

Ohio

Main article: List of historical societies in Ohio

Oklahoma

See also: History of Oklahoma
  • Cherokee Strip Historical Society[6]
  • Cleveland County Historical Society [wd]
  • Edmond Historical Society [wd]
  • Garfield County Historical Society[6]
  • Grady County Historical Society [wd]
  • Hooker Historical Society[33]
  • Keystone Crossroads Historical Society[33]
  • Logan County Historical Society[5]
  • No Man's Land Historical Society[6][34]
  • Oklahoma City/County Historical Society[5]
  • Payne County Historical Society[12]
  • Pontotoc County Historical Society[6]
  • Pottawatomie County Historical Society[5]
  • Rogers County Historical Society[33]
  • Sapulpa Historical Society [wd]
  • Southwestern Oklahoma Historical Society[12]
  • Spencer Historical Society[5][35]
  • Tulsa Historical Society[6]

Oregon

See also: History of Oregon
  • Benton County Historical Society[36]
  • Clatsop County Historical Society[5]
  • Cottage Grove Historical Society[37]
  • Gresham Historical Society[37][38]
  • Josephine County Historical Society[14]
  • Lane County Historical Society[12]
  • Old Fort Dalles Historical Society[6]
  • Polk County Historical Society[37][38]
  • Portland Historical Society[12]
  • Sandy Historical Society[37][12]
  • Silverton Country Historical Society[37]
  • Southern Oregon Historical Society[36]
  • Tillamock County Pioneer Association[6]
  • Umatilla County Historical Society[39]

Pennsylvania

Main article: List of historical societies in Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Main article: List of historical societies in Rhode Island

South Carolina

Main article: List of historical societies in South Carolina

South Dakota

  • Brookings County Historical Society[5]
  • Codington County Historical Society[5]
  • Custer County Historical Society[5]
  • Lake County Historical Society[5]
  • Minnehaha County Historical Society[6]
  • Sully County Historical Society[5]
  • Union County Historical Society[5]
  • Yankton County Historical Society[5]

Tennessee

Main article: List of historical societies in Tennessee

Texas

Main article: List of historical societies in Texas

Utah

See also: History of Utah
  • Alta Historical Society[citation needed]
  • Cache Valley Historical Society
  • Delta County Historical Society
  • Draper Utah Historical Society
  • Fort Harmony Historical Society
  • Iron County Historical Society
  • Lehi Historical Society and Archives
  • Morgan County Historical Society
  • Park City Historical Society
  • Riverton Historical Society
  • Smithfield Historical Society
  • Summit County Historical Society
  • Tooele County Historical Society
  • Washington County Historical Society
  • West Jordan Historical Society
  • West Valley Historical Society

Vermont

Main article: List of historical societies in Vermont

Virginia

Main article: List of historical societies in Virginia

Washington

Main article: List of historical societies in Washington (state)

West Virginia

See also: History of West Virginia
  • Berkeley County Historical Society[5]
  • Doddridge County Historical Society[5]
  • Fayette County Historical Society[5]
  • Gilmer County Historical Society[5]
  • Hancock County Historical Society[6]
  • Hardy County Historical Society[5]
  • Jefferson County Historical Society[6]
  • Marion County Historical Society [wd][6]
  • Marshall County Historical Society[6]
  • Mercer County Historical Society[5]
  • Mineral County Historical Society[6]
  • Monroe County Historical Society [wd][5]
  • Pendleton County Historical Society[5]
  • Raleigh County Historical Society[5]
  • Randolph County Historical Society[6]
  • Ritchie County Historical Society[5]
  • Roane County Historical Society[5]
  • St. Albans Historical Society [wd]
  • Summers County Historical Society[5]
  • Taylor County Historical & Genealogical Society[5]
  • Tucker County Historical Society[6]
  • Upshur County Historical Society[6]
  • Webster County Historical Society[5]
  • West Virginia Baptist Historical Society [wd]
  • Wood County Historical & Preservation Society[5]
  • Wyoming County Historical Society[6]

Wisconsin

Main article: List of historical societies in Wisconsin

Wyoming

See also: History of Wyoming
  • Jackson Hole Historical Society [Wikidata]
  • Natrona County Historical Society[6]
  • Saratoga Historical & Cultural Association [Wikidata]
  • Sheridan County Historical Society[5]
  • Sublette County Historical Society[5]

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