Franklin County, New York Courthouse

United States New YorkFranklin County  Courthouse



County Clerk
Franklin County Clerk P.O. Box 70 355 West Main Street, Suite 248 Malone, NY 12953 Phone: 518-481-1681 Fax: 518-483-9143 Email: wmurtagh@co.franklin.ny.us Hours: M-F from 8am to 4pm Copy costs are $.65 per page, and if they do the research, the cost is $10 per hour search fee.

The records management division of the County Clerk office has cards of naturalization that begin in 1856 and have name, date of arrival, date of naturalization, residence, and witnesses. There are some naturalization paperwork from the 1930s, and they have a list of ones they have which you may call to see if your ancestors are on that list. There is also a book of marriages from 1908 to 1935 and the cost is $5 per certificate requested. They have Federal census records from 1850 to 1930, but there is not index and are only searchable by town. They have State Censuses for 1875, 1905, 1915, and1925 and an index is available. The Franklin county clerk has land records(including deeds and mortgages) that began in 1808. Criminal court cases are housed here, but are not public record unless they are convicted, so call to see if your case is public and may be copied. Birth, marriage and death records are not at the County Clerk's office but may be obtained by contacting each town clerk.

County Historian
Franklin County Historian  Franklin County Historical Society 51 Milwaukee Street, PO Box 388 Malone, NY 12953 Phone: 518-483-2750 Collections: 16th Regiment Civil War Papers, Adirondack history, Cemetery information, Census records, Town Directories and Phone Books, Early assessment rolls, Family folders with individual genealogies, Published/Bound Genealogies, Rep. Clarence Kilburn papers – 48 linear feet, Maps, Obituaries, Pre-1900 newspapers, Scrapbooks, School yearbooks, Town and county histories, and Vital records. See online information.

Surrogate Court
Franklin County Surrogate Court 355 West Main Street, Suite 3223 Malone, NY, 12953 Phone: 518-481-1736 Fax: 518-481-1443 Email: mlabarge@courts.state.ny.us All Franklin County Surrogate Court estate files are available on the fourth floor of the courthouse. They have probate, administrations, wills, and guardianship records that start in the mid 1800s. The Court Clerk will look to see how many pages a probate file is and will send a list of what is in the file so you can decide if you want the entire file or just a part. They have a computer index of probate files. Surrogate Courts also handle adoptions but those records are all sealed. Copies are $.25 a page. Their hours are M-F from 9am to 5 pm. They are not open on Saturdays. Questions are answered by email or on phone.