New York, Montgomery County
Where Amsterdam's records are kept. Court and property records for Amsterdam sit with Montgomery County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New York.
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Amsterdam relies on Montgomery County and the State of New York for its public records. The cards below are the New York state offices, and the Montgomery County offices are on our Montgomery County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Federal
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedProperty records
The state Tax Department's real property pages cover STAR credits with a property tax credit lookup, help for assessors, the RP-5217 transfer report and Sales Web, a searchable database of property sales.
Open official site New York State Tax Department Real PropertyCity records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorProperty records
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteProperty records
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseCity records
Quick search for missing children near Amsterdam New York.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, New YorkVital records
U.S. Census Bureau quick facts, demographics, and population statistics for Amsterdam.
Open official site Amsterdam New York Census and Vital StatisticsCity records
The State Archives keeps executive, legislative and judicial records of New York government, with online finding aids, name indexes and digital collections, and provides copies to researchers who cannot visit in person.
Open official site New York State ArchivesEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
What we hold on Amsterdam, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Amsterdam is an incorporated place in Montgomery County, a place of 18,219 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. The Montgomery County offices are in Fonda, the county seat. Our Montgomery County page lists each county office.
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Other places in Montgomery County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Montgomery County records are on the county page.