New York, Tompkins County
Where Ithaca's records are kept. The Town of Ithaca has its own town government and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Ithaca's own offices, along with the Tompkins County and State of New York offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Ithaca's official town site lists tax, water and sewer bill payment, public records search and FOIL, the town clerk, town court, code enforcement and zoning, meeting agendas and the town code.
Open official site Town of IthacaProperty records
Town of Ithaca Town Clerk, the office that keeps county filings and public records, with the copies and searches it publishes.
Open official site Town of Ithaca Town ClerkPolice & jail
Town of Ithaca law enforcement and public safety Public Safety Building 779 Warren Rd Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: (607) 257-1345
Open official site Tompkins County Sheriff's OfficeProperty records
Tompkins County Department of Assessment posts town and county tax rolls as PDFs by tax year, the Town of Ithaca included, plus village rolls; city rolls come from the City of Ithaca.
Open official site Tompkins County Town, County and Village Tax RollsFederal
The Census Bureau's QuickFacts tool for Ithaca town, Tompkins County, New York, home to 22,283 people at the 2020 Census, gives basic statistics on its people, businesses and geography.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsPolice & jail
Run by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services, the clearinghouse aids police with missing children, college students and vulnerable adults, posts active alerts and unsolved cases, and takes tips by form or hotline.
Open official site DCJS Missing Persons ClearinghouseVital 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 LocatorFederal
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 WebsiteFederal
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 RegistrationEverything else, organized
19 more Ithaca Town sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
The Town of Ithaca is in Tompkins County, whose county seat is Ithaca. Court and property records sit with Tompkins County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New York. Ithaca's own offices are in the cards above, and our Tompkins County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in New York is run by the New York State Board of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Ithaca.
Deeds for property in Ithaca are recorded by the Tompkins County Clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Tompkins County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in New York come from the state vital records office, New York State Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.