Yates County, New York Courthouses

United States New YorkYates County  Courthouses



County Clerk's Office
Yates County Clerk 417 Liberty Street - Suite 1107 Penn Yan, New York 14527 Phone: 315-536-5120 Email: countyclerk@yatescounty.org Hours: Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm July and August 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Availble Records


 * Land records from 1823
 * Civil files, except for divorce files that are available only to attorneys and to the parties involved
 * Civil judgments and tax records
 * Criminal files
 * Military discharge by applicant only or a family member if applicant is deceased.

Surrogate's Court
Yates County Court Building 415 Liberty Street Penn Yan, New York 14527 Phone: 315-536-5126 Hours: Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm

Probate records are available through the Surrogate's Court.

A project is underway to index and transcribe the 30 books of Wills recorded in Yates County since 1823. See the Every-Name index to Yates County Will Books for those currently on line.

Currently there is an online index for the first 180 boxes of probate files which includes an alphabetical index to principals and heirs and packet lists. See the Surrogate Court Records website for the online index.