Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Essex County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Wills and estates
Newspapers and directories
- The Adirondack record-Elizabethtown post. · Au Sable Forks · NYSL newspaper microfilm1925–1959 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Elizabethtown post (Elizabethtown, N.Y. : 1884) · Elizabethtown · NYSL newspaper microfilm1886–1920 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Essex County reporter. · Elizabethtown · NYSL newspaper microfilm1849–1849 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Essex County times (Elizabethtown, N.Y.) · Elizabethtown · NYSL newspaper microfilm1833–1834 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Essex County Republican (Essex, N.Y.) · Essex · NYSL newspaper microfilm1831–1831 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Essex Republican (Essex, N.Y. : 1832) · Essex · NYSL newspaper microfilm1832–1832 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Ausable River gazette. · Keeseville · NYSL newspaper microfilm1849–1849 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Essex County Republican (Keeseville, N.Y.) · Keeseville · NYSL newspaper microfilm1840–1973 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- The Johnsonian. · Keeseville · NYSL newspaper microfilm1840–1840 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Keeseville argus. · Keeseville · NYSL newspaper microfilm1833–1837 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Keeseville democrat. · Keeseville · NYSL newspaper microfilm1858–1858 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Keeseville herald. · Keeseville · NYSL newspaper microfilm1828–1840 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- The Old settler. · Keeseville · NYSL newspaper microfilm1848–1848 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- True Democrat (Keeseville, N.Y.) · Keeseville · NYSL newspaper microfilm1848–1848 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- The Lake Placid news. · Lake Placid · NYSL newspaper microfilm1960–2000 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Essex County farmer (Port Henry, N.Y.) · Port Henry · NYSL newspaper microfilm1897–1900 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Essex County republican (Port Henry, N.Y.) · Port Henry · NYSL newspaper microfilm1893–1893 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Essex County republican (Port Henry, N.Y.) · Port Henry · NYSL newspaper microfilm1893–1893 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Essex County times and Westport herald. · Westport · NYSL newspaper microfilm1841–1843 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Essex County times (Westport, N.Y.) · Westport · NYSL newspaper microfilm1844–1844 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Westport patriot. · Westport · NYSL newspaper microfilm1848–1848 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
- Westport patriot and Essex County advertiser. · Westport · NYSL newspaper microfilm1848–1848 · scattered issues; consult exact holdings
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected sources are linked on individual entries. NYSL newspaper dates summarize service-copy microfilm holdings, not a continuous run or the newspaper’s entire publication life; follow the link for exact issues and gaps. Court surveys describe county holdings and may require advance arrangements. Historical NYG&B microfilm listings refer to a collection transferred to NYPL; confirm current availability there. These sources do not promise online images or complete county coverage.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Essex County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county clerk, the surrogate's court and the town or city clerk, and any online record search the county offers.
- The county clerk
Deeds and other land records, naturalizations and court records.
- The surrogate's court
Wills, estates and guardianships.
- The town or city clerk
Births, marriages and deaths registered locally (New York City has its own vital records).
- The New York State Archives
In Albany: state records, including the state censuses, and the statewide indexes to births, marriages and deaths outside New York City.
- New York State Archivesfree
The state archives in Albany: state censuses, court and military records, and genealogical guides.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "New York, Essex" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Clinton County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Clinton County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1799, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
New York took state censuses in years ending in 5 from 1825 to 1875, and in 1892, 1905, 1915 and 1925. Many survive at the county clerk's office and fill gaps between federal censuses.