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

Niagara County, New York

Niagara County is located in the state of New York. It was created from Genesee County on March 11, 1808. The county name is from the Iroquois word “Onguiaahra”, meaning the strait or thunder of waters. Niagara Falls is the largest city in the county, while Lockport is the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a population of approximately 216,469 people and a total area of 1,140 square miles, of which 617 square miles is water and 522 square miles is land. Niagara County borders the following counties: Orleans County to the east, Genesee County to the southeast, Erie County to the south, and Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada, to the west.

The Niagara County Clerk is charged with the responsibility of maintaining public records in the county. Some of the records maintained by the office of the clerk include but are not limited to land records, liens/encumbrances, fixture/UCC filings, mortgages, corporate records, deeds, notary licenses, plats, wills, and other official records relating to land transactions.

Documents maintained by the office of the clerk can be obtained by doing a background check online. To obtain public records online, you will be required to do a search through the Niagara County Clerk’s Website. The website has easy to follow steps and links that will direct you to the records that are available. The other way to obtain copies of public records is by visiting the office of the clerk in person during office hours. However, you will be required to present a completed records request form, with details of the records you are requesting. Alternatively, you can mail the form, along with a self-addressed envelope and the applicable fee, to the clerk’s office.

Below is the physical address of the Niagara County Clerk’s office:

Niagara County Courthouse

Hawley Street, 1st Floor

Lockport, NY 14095-0461

Niagara, NY Genealogy and Ancestry Records
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Counties Data File Downloads
Total Ancestries Reported 2005-2009284,772
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-20096,605
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-20091,761
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-2009595
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-2009464
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-2009374
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-20094,108
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-200929,119
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-2009828
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-20099,574
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-20092,989
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-200963,200
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-2009896
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-20092,497
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-200938,558
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-200942,600
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-2009424
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-2009992
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-200926,988
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-2009159
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-20091,238
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-20093,609
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-20095,080
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-2009503
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-2009768
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-20091,842
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-2009286
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-20091,199
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-20092,056
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-2009716
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-200929,565

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