New York Counties

New York has 62 counties, each with its own county clerk, surrogate's court, and county historian. The county clerk keeps land records, court records, and marriage records. The surrogate's court handles probate matters including wills and estate files. County historians maintain cemetery records, family files, and local history collections. Select a county below to find genealogy resources, office addresses, phone numbers, and links for that area.

Albany Allegany Bronx Broome Cattaraugus Cayuga Chautauqua Chemung Chenango Clinton Columbia Cortland Delaware Dutchess Erie Essex Franklin Fulton Genesee Greene Hamilton Herkimer Jefferson Kings Lewis Livingston Madison Monroe Montgomery Nassau New York Niagara Oneida Onondaga Ontario Orange Orleans Oswego Otsego Putnam Queens Rensselaer Richmond Rockland St. Lawrence Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Schuyler Seneca Steuben Suffolk Sullivan Tioga Tompkins Ulster Warren Washington Wayne Westchester Wyoming Yates