Clayton, Jefferson County, New York Genealogy

''United States' 'New York' 'Jefferson CountyTown of Clayton

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Library

Hawn Memorial Library 220 John St. Clayton, New York 315-686-3762 Email: clalib@ncls.org Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9 am - 5 pm Tuesday and Thursday 9 am - 7 pm Saturday 9 am - 2 pm Museum

Thousand Islands Museum 312 James Street Clayton, New York 13624 Phone: 315-686-5794

Collection includes: documents, clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, maps, printed histories and more.

Societies
Clayton Thousand Island Area Historical Society 403 Riverside Drive Clayton, New York 13624 Phone: 315-686-5794

Town Clerk
Clayton Town Clerk 405 Riverside Drive Clayton, New York 13624 Phone: 315-686-3512 Email: twnclerk@townofclayton.com (Clerk) or adminclk@townofclayton.com (Deputy Clerk) Resources include birth, death and marriage records from 1882.

Town Historian
Clayton Town Historian 405 Riverside Drive Clayton, New York 13624 Phone: 315-686-3512 historian@townofclayton.com Hours: By appointment The Historian's office is currently located in the Thousand Islands Museum at 312 James Street, downtown Clayton.

Vital Records

 * 1847-1849 Vital Records of Jefferson County, 1847, 1848, and 1849 Town of Clayton - free.
 * 1882-1907 Clayton Marriages Index at NYGenWeb - free.
 * 1882-1913 Clayton Deaths Index at NYGenWeb - free.