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=== County Clerk ===
=== County Clerk ===


[http://www.alleganyco.com/default.asp?show=btn_county_clerk Allegany County Clerk]<br>7 Court Street, Room 18<br>Belmont, New York 14813<br>Phone: 585-268-9270<br>Fax: 585-268-9659  
[http://www.alleganyco.com/default.asp?show=btn_county_clerk Allegany County Clerk]<br>7 Court Street, Room 18<br>Belmont, New York 14813<br>Phone: 585-268-9270<br>Fax: 585-268-9659  
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The County Clerk's office has the following records:  
The County Clerk's office has the following records:  


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:*Deeds and mortgages <br>:*Civil Court cases and divorces <br>:*Marriage records from 1908 to 1935. Marriage records are kept in the Office of the Town Clerk of the town where the license is issued and also with the NYS Dept. of Health <br>:*Census 1850, 1855, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1892, 1905, 1915 and 1925. A Census Certificate may be obtained from the County Clerk. The fee is $5.00 per certificate <br>:*Miscellaneous Records. These ledger books go back to 1806 and contain listings such as: Formations of some churches, listing Elders, Deacons, etc. as well as the formation of many school districts with names, misc. legal appointments, misc. sales, Civil War soldier discharges, etc. There are 18 volumes labeled Misc. A through R.
:*Deeds and mortgages <br>:*Civil Court cases and divorces <br>:*Marriage records from 1908 to 1935. Marriage records are kept in the Office of the Town Clerk of the town where the license is issued and also with the NYS Dept. of Health <br>:*Census 1850, 1855, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1892, 1905, 1915 and 1925. A Census Certificate may be obtained from the County Clerk. The fee is $5.00 per certificate <br>:*Miscellaneous Records. These ledger books go back to 1806 and contain listings such as: Formations of some churches, listing Elders, Deacons, etc. as well as the formation of many school districts with names, misc. legal appointments, misc. sales, Civil War soldier discharges, etc. There are 18 volumes labeled Misc. A through R.