New York Cities

New York has hundreds of cities and towns spread across 62 counties. The major cities and towns listed below each have local clerks who serve as registrars of vital statistics, maintaining death records and issuing copies of death certificates. Obituary records from local newspapers are often held at public libraries and historical societies within each community. Knowing which county a city falls in is the first step in finding the right office for obituary records. Select a city below to find the offices, resources, and contact information for obituary records in that area.

New York City Hempstead Brookhaven Islip Oyster Bay Buffalo North Hempstead Babylon Yonkers Rochester Huntington Ramapo Syracuse Amherst Smithtown Albany Greenburgh Greece Clarkstown Cheektowaga Colonie New Rochelle Southampton Tonawanda Mount Vernon Schenectady Utica White Plains Hamburg Clay Union Troy Irondequoit Orangetown