Where Plattsburgh's records are kept. Plattsburgh has its own city government, clerk's office and assessor's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Plattsburgh's own offices, along with State of New York offices; the Clinton County offices are on our Clinton County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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Property records
New York State Tax Department Real Property
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.
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.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of New York
Northern New York's bankruptcy court keeps offices in Albany, Utica and Syracuse and posts court and 341 meeting calendars, motion dates, and its loss mitigation and mediation programs.
The state health department takes orders for birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates; New York City records come from the city, except divorce certificates, which the state holds for both.
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.
Official Government Resourcescriminaljustice.ny.gov
Wanted fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnappings, missing persons and requests for information posted by the FBI Albany Field Office, with results that can be filtered by year.
Kept by the Division of Criminal Justice Services; Level 2 and Level 3 offenders appear in the online directory, and Level 1 details are given by toll free phone with a name and one identifier.
Official Government Resourcescriminaljustice.ny.gov
DCJS, the only source of official New York criminal history records, mails your own record in three to four weeks after fingerprinting; the fee is $17.50 in New York, and requests on others are refused.
Official Government Resourcescriminaljustice.ny.gov
Population, housing, income and business statistics for Plattsburgh city, New York, published by the U.S. Census Bureau in QuickFacts from its population estimates, American Community Survey and economic programs.
Plattsburgh, a place of 19,841 people, is the seat of Clinton County. Court and property records sit with Clinton County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New York. Plattsburgh's own offices are in the cards above, and our Clinton County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Plattsburgh
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
The mine records hold 5 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 3 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 2 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Chromium; Limestone, General; Limestone, Dimension.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. New York has no coal AML program; the DEC database covers permitted mines, not historic underground workings.
Plattsburgh: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. Hover a dot for its name.New York mine map and abandoned mine records
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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How do I register to vote in Plattsburgh, New York?
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 Plattsburgh.
How do I look up property records in Plattsburgh, New York?
Deeds for property in Plattsburgh are recorded by the Clinton County Clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Clinton County page lists the county offices.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Plattsburgh, New York?
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.