Jerusalem, Yates County, New York Genealogy

''United States' 'New York' 'Yates CountyTown of Jerusalem

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Library

Penn Yan Public Library 214 Main Street Penn Yan, New York 14527 Phone: 315-536-6114

Modeste Bedient Memorial Library 3699 Route 54A Branchport, New York 14418 Phone: 315-595-2899 Email: branchport@stls.org

Town Clerk
Jerusalem Town Clerk 3816 Italy Hill Road Branchport, New York 14418 Phone: 315-595-6668 extension 2

The following series of records are on microfilm, and, except for the vital records, may be viewed at the town hall, at the Yates County Historian's office in Penn Yan, or at the NY State Library in Albany:


 * 1866-1972 Assessment Rolls (missing 1868-70, 1883, 1887, 1900, 1904)
 * 1798-December 1993 Minute Books
 * 1884-1936; 1942-49, 1957, 1977-1993 Birth records
 * 1884-1936; 1941-1994 Death records
 * 1884-1993 Marriage records
 * 1868-1937 Delayed birth registrations
 * 1798-February 1927 Highway Surveys
 * 1875-1964 Chattel Mortgages; conditional sales 1922-1964
 * 1896-1963 Various years for Justice Dockets
 * 1839-1910 Various years District School Records
 * 1908-1961 Various years Overseer of the Poor and Welfare Records

Town Historian
Jerusalem Town Historian Italy Hill Road Branchport, New York 14418

Vital Records

 * 1883-1909 Town of Jerusalem Births, Deaths and Marriages Index. Courtesy Yates County, New York GenWeb