Vital Records for New York
Vital records are an essential part of your genealogy research. Like Census records, they're among the most important and authorative pieces to your family history puzzle, especially if you're trying to create documented proof of your ancestry.
Below is all the information you need for locating the Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce records in New York. Below, you'll find pricing and address information for state and local resources.
Vital Records Resources
New York Birth Records
New York Death Records
New York Marriage Records
New York Divorce Records
New York Records and Court Offices
Certification Unit Vital Records Section
2nd Floor
800 North Pearl Street
Menands,NY 12204
Office of Vital Records
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
125 Worth St., CN4, Rm. 133
New York, NY 10013-4090
212-788-4520
Archives Division,
Department of Records and Information Services
31 Chambers Street,
New York, NY 10007
Bronx
City Clerk's Office
1780 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10457
Brooklyn
City Clerk's Office
Municipal Building
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Manhattan
City Clerk's Office
Municipal Building
New York, NY 10007
Queens
City Clerk's Office 1
20-55 Queens Boulevard
Kew Gardens, NY 11424
Staten Island
City Clerk's Office
Staten Island Borough Hall
Staten Island, NY 10301
Allegany County
Allegany County Clerk
1 Schuyler St.
Belmont, NY 14813
(585) 268-5423
Bronx County
Bronx County Clerk
1780 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 590-3644
Broome County
Broome County Clerk
P.O. Box 1766
Binghamton, NY 13902
(607) 778-2451
Cattaraugus County
Cattaraugus County Clerk
303 Court St.
Little Valley, NY 14755-1028
(716) 938-9111
Cayuga County
Cayuga County Clerk
160 Genesee St.
Auburn, NY 13021-3424
(315) 253-1308
Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County Clerk
P.O. Box 292
Mayville, NY 14757-0292
(716) 753-4331
Chemung County
Chemung County Clerk
210 Lake Street
Elmira, NY 14901-3109
(607) 737-2811
Chenango County
Chenango County Clerk
5 Court St.
Norwich, NY 13815-1676
(607) 337-1450
Albany County
City Clerk
Albany City Hall
Room #254M
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 434-5045 (birth)
Clinton County
Clinton County Clerk
137 Margaret St.
Plattsburgh, NY 12901-2933
(518) 565-4700
Columbia County
Columbia County Clerk
560 Warren St.
Hudson, NY 12534
(518) 828-3339
Cortland County
Cortland County Clerk
60 Central Ave.
Cortland, NY 13045-2716
(607) 753-5021
Delaware County
Delaware County Clerk
P.O. Box 426
Delhi, NY 13753
(607) 746-2123
Dutchess County
Dutchess County Clerk
22 Market St.
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3222
(845) 486-2125
Erie County
Erie County Clerk
92 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY 14202-3904
(716) 858-8865
Essex County
Essex County Clerk
P.O. Box 265
Elizabethtown, NY 12932
(518) 873-3655
Franklin County
Franklin County Clerk
63 W. Main St.
Malone, NY 12953-1817
(518) 483-6767
Fulton County
Fulton County Clerk
P.O. Box 485
Johnstown, NY 12095
(518) 762-0555
Genesee County
Genesee County Clerk
P.O. Box 379, Main and Court Streets
Batavia, NY 14021-0379
(716) 344-2550
Greene County
Greene County Clerk
P.O. Box 446
Catskill, NY 12414
(518) 943-2050
Hamilton County
Hamilton County Clerk
Rt 8, P.O. Box 204
Lake Pleasant, NY 12108
(518) 548-6385
Herkimer County
Herkimer County Clerk
109/111 Mary St., P.O. Box 471
Herkimer, NY 13350
(315) 867-1002
Jefferson County
Jefferson County Clerk
175 Arsenal St.
Watertown, NY 13601-2522
(315) 785-3081
Kings County
Kings County Clerk
360 Adams St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201-3712
(718) 643-5771
Lewis County
Lewis County Clerk
P.O. Box 232, 7660 State St.
Lowville, NY 13367-1432
(315) 376-5333
Livingston County
Livingston County Clerk
6 Court St.
Geneseo, NY 14454
(585) 243-2311
Madison County
Madison County Clerk
P.O. Box 668
Wampsville, NY 13163-0668
(315) 366-2261
Monroe County
Monroe County Clerk's Office
39 West Main St.
Rochester, NY 14614
(716) 428-5123
Monroe County
Monroe County Department of Health
111 Westfall Road
Rochester, NY 14692
(585) 274-6140
Nassau County
Nassau County Clerk
240 Old Country Rd.
Mineola, NY 11501
(516) 571-2663
New York City
New York City Division of Vital Records -- Dept of Health
125 Worth Street, Rm #133
New York City, NY 10013
(212) 788-4520
New York County
New York County Clerk
60 Centre Street
New York, NY 10007-1402
(212) 374-8361
State of New York
New York State Dept of Health
Vital Records Section
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237
(518) 474-3077
Niagara County
Niagara County Clerk
P.O. Box 461
Lockport, NY 14095
(716) 439-7022
Oneida County
Oneida County Clerk
109 Mary St
Utica, NY 13350-1921
Onondaga County
Onondaga County Clerk
401 Montgomery St., Room 20
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 435-3241
Ontario County
Ontario County Clerk
3907 County Road 46
Canandaigua, NY 14424
(585) 396-4376
Orange County
Orange County Clerk
255-275 Main St.
Goshen, NY 10924-1621
(845) 294-5151
Orleans County
Orleans County Clerk
3 S. Main
Albion, NY 14411
(585) 589-5334
Oswego County
Oswego County Clerk
West Oneida St.
Oswego, NY 13126
(315) 349-3230
Otsego County
Otsego County Clerk
197 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326-1129
(607) 547-4276
Putnam County
Putnam County Clerk
40 Gleneida Ave.
Carmel, NY 10512
(845) 225-3641
Queens County
Queens County Clerk
88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Room 106
Jamaica, NY 11435
(718) 520-3137
Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County Clerk
1600 7th Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 270-4080
Richmond County
Richmond County Clerk
18 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301-1935
(718) 390-5386
Rockland County
Rockland County Clerk
27 New Hempstead Rd.
New City, NY 10956
(845) 638-5070
Saint Lawrence County
Saint Lawrence County Clerk's Office
48 Court St.
Canton, NY 13617
(315) 379-2000
Saratoga County
Saratoga County Clerk
40 McMasters St.
Ballston Spa, NY 12020-1908
(518) 885-5381
Schenectady County
Schenectady County Office of the City Clerk
Room 107, City Hall
Jay Street
Schenectady, NY 12305
(518) 382-5035
Schoharie County
Schoharie County Clerk
P.O. Box 549
Schoharie, NY 12157-0549
(518) 295-8316
Schuyler County
Schuyler County Clerk
105 9th St., Box 8
Watkins Glen, NY 14891
(607) 535-8133
Seneca County
Seneca County Clerk
1 Di Pronio Dr.
Waterloo, NY 13165
(315) 539-9294
Steuben County
Steuben County Clerk
3 Pulteney Square
Bath, NY 14810-1573
(607) 776-9631
Suffolk County
Suffolk County Clerk
County Center
Riverhead, NY 11901-3398
(631) 548-3100
Sullivan County
Sullivan County Clerk
100 Main St
Monticello, NY 12701-1160
(845) 794-3000
Tioga County
Tioga County Clerk
P.O. Box 307
Owego, NY 13827
(607) 687-3133
Tompkins County
Tompkins County Health Dept
401 Harris B. Dates Drive
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 274-6642
Ulster County
Ulster County Clerk
Ulster County Office Building
244 Fair Street
PO Box 1800
Kingston, NY 12402-1800
(845) 340-3288
Warren County
Warren County Clerk
1340 State Rte. 9
Lake George, NY 12845
(518) 761-6429
Washington County
Washington County Clerk
383 Upper Broadway
Fort Edward, NY 12828
(518) 747-3374
Wayne County
Wayne County Clerk's Office
9 Pearl Street
Lyons, NY 14489-0131
(315) 946-5400
Westchester County
Westchester County Clerk
110 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 285-3080
Wyoming County
Wyoming County Clerk
143 North Main Street
Warsaw, NY 14569-1123
(585) 786-2264
Yates County
Yates County Clerk
110 Court St.
Penn Yan, NY 14527
(315) 536-4221
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