Essex County, New York Courthouse

United States New YorkEssex County  Courthouse



County Clerk
Essex County Clerk 7559 Court Street P.O. Box 247 Elizabethtown, NY 12932-0247 Phone: 518-873-3600 Fax: 518-873-3548 Has land records starting in 1799.

Surrogate Clerk
100 Court Street P.O. Box 505 Elizabethtown, NY 12932-0505 Phone: 518-873-3384 Has wills, estates, and property files from 1803 of deceases persons. They handle adoptions and guardianships. All adoption records are sealed. Guardianships of infants are open to the public, however guardianships called 17A of the mentally retarded are not open to the public. Their hours are M-F from 9am to 5pm.