Lookup Public Records in Allegany CountyNew York. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.

Allegany County, New York Overview

Allegany County is a county located in the state of New York. The county was formed in 1806. The county seat is Belmont and it has a population of 46,894 as of 2017. The county has a total area of 1034 square miles, with its land area encompassing 1029 square miles, and its water area 5.1 square miles. The county consists of 35 ZIP codes, with ZIP code 14895 recorded as the one with the largest population. Moreover, Allegany County borders the following counties: Steuben County, New York to the east; Cattaraugus County, New York to the west; Livingston County, New York to the northeast; Wyoming County, New York to the northwest; McKean County, Pennsylvania to the southwest, and; Potter County, Pennsylvania to the southeast.

Allegany County Clerk Information

The County Clerk is responsible for the receipting, indexing, storage and retrieval of documents, including legal records pertaining to ownership of real property and all court records, except criminal records, for Supreme Court and County Court. The County Clerk’s Office is also responsible for the collection of revenue for these services, which are provided to several levels of government.

The only marriage records which the county has in this office are for the years 1908 to April 1935. Marriage records are kept in the Office of the Town Clerk of the town where the license is issued and also with the NYS Dept. of Health. There is no alphabetical listing for court records but the cases fall in order of their occurrence back to 1806. These ledger books of miscellaneous records go back to 1806 and contain listings such as: Formations of some churches, listing Elders, Deacons, etc.: formation of many school districts with names, misc. legal appointments, misc. sales, Civil War soldier discharges, etc., etc. There are 18 volumes labeled Misc. A through R. All these records can be can be taken from the County Office.Alternatively, the County Clerk has partnered with Info Quick Solutions, Inc. to provide online access to all records that they keep in their office. You will need to fill up and send the request for subscription to the company. The subscription has an activation fee of $50.00, with a quarterly fee of $600.00.

The recording fees of the Clerk’s Office can be found here:

Below is the physical address of the County Clerk:
Robert L. Christman, County Clerk
7 Court Street Rm 18
Belmont, New York 14813
Phone: (585) 268-9270
Fax: (585) 268-5881
Hours: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Summer Hours (June, July, August): 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Allegany, NY Genealogy and Ancestry Records
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Counties Data File Downloads
Total Ancestries Reported 2005-200960,915
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-20092,611
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-2009140
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-2009255
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-2009116
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-2009107
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-20092,029
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-20099,455
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-2009263
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-20091,819
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-2009531
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-200914,765
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-200998
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-2009220
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-20099,561
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-20093,589
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-200984
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-2009173
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-20092,716
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-200932
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-2009306
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-20091,079
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-20091,556
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-200954
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-200934
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-2009789
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-2009293
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-2009128
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-2009658
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-2009123
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-20096,098

Allegany County Clerk’s Office
County Government Office

Address: 7 Court St # 213, Belmont, NY 14813, United States
Phone: 585-268-9217

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