New York, Niagara County
Where Wilson's records are kept. The Town of Wilson 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 Wilson's own offices, along with the Niagara 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
The Wilson town clerk: birth, death and marriage certificates, marriage and dog licenses, hunting and fishing licenses, town board minutes and FOIL requests.
Open official site Wilson Town ClerkCity records
The Town of Wilson site: the assessor, town board agendas and minutes, and the vital records and dog licenses of the town clerk, who answers FOIL requests.
Open official site Town of WilsonCounty court
Niagara County Supreme and County Court in Lockport: felony criminal cases, civil actions and matrimonial cases, with records through the County Clerk and eCourts.
Open official site Niagara County Supreme and County CourtProperty records
The Niagara County Clerk in Lockport: recorded deeds, mortgages and liens, court records as clerk of the Supreme and County Courts, business certificates, notary commissions, passport applications and pistol permits.
Open official site Niagara County ClerkVital records
New York death certificates from the State Department of Health for deaths outside New York City: certified copies ordered online or by mail, with the fees, who may obtain them and genealogy copies.
Open official site New York State death certificates (Department of Health)County court
The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, in Rochester: appeals from the trial courts of Niagara and the other counties of the Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Judicial Districts, with decisions, calendars and the appellate docket.
Open official site Niagara County Appellate Division, Fourth DepartmentProperty records
The Niagara County Real Property Tax Service in Lockport: the parcel search and GIS maps, assessment rolls, exemptions, tax rates and bills and the tax foreclosure sales.
Open official site Niagara County Real Property Tax ServiceVital records
New York birth certificates from the State Department of Health for births outside New York City: certified copies ordered online, by mail or in person, with the fees and who may obtain them.
Open official site New York State birth certificates (Department of Health)Police & jail
The New York State Sex Offender Registry from the Division of Criminal Justice Services: Level 2 and Level 3 offenders searched by name, county or zip code, with a telephone line for Level 1 information.
Open official site New York sex offender registryPolice & jail
The DOCCS incarcerated lookup: people in New York state prisons, by name or DIN, with the facility and release dates.
Open official site New York corrections offender searchPolice & jail
Personal record review from the Division of Criminal Justice Services: how to request your own New York criminal history record by fingerprint. Statewide criminal history searches on other people go through the state court system.
Open official site New York criminal history record checkState courts
New York eCourts WebCivil Supreme: civil cases in the Supreme Court of every county by party name, index number or attorney, with the other eCourts case search tools for local civil, criminal and family courts.
Open official site New York court recordsVital records
New York State Department of Health vital records: birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates for events outside New York City, from 1881 on, with genealogy copies of older records.
Open official site New York vital recordsState records
The Department of State corporation and business entity database: New York corporations, LLCs and limited partnerships by name, with filing dates, status and the registered agent.
Open official site New York business entity searchState records
The Office of the State Comptroller unclaimed funds search: dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, insurance proceeds and other funds, claimed online by name.
Open official site New York unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
The Town of Wilson, a place of 5,847 people, is in Niagara County, whose county seat is Lockport. Court and property records sit with Niagara County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New York. Wilson's own offices are in the cards above, and our Niagara County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Deeds for property in Wilson are recorded by the Niagara County Clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Niagara 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.
Businesses that operate in Wilson register with the New York Division of Corporations, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Wilson requires one, comes from the town or Niagara County.
Same county
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.