Columbia County Death Records (New York)

Columbia County Coroners and Medical Examiners are responsible for determining a deceased person's cause, time, and manner of death in Columbia County, NY. They also maintain Columbia County death records, including information that is filed with state or local government authorities. These death records include information about how the deceased individual passed away, the time and place of death, and any personal information available, such as the individual's name, date of birth, and age at death. Coroners and Medical Examiners make Columbia County death record information available to the public through online databases.

Columbia County Medical Examiner & Coroner Hudson NY 85 Industrial Tract 12534 518-828-3344


Columbia County Clerks are responsible for maintaining and preserving public records for a local government in Columbia County, NY. As part of this job, Clerks often keep Columbia County vital records, including death records. This can include Columbia County death certificates, death registries, information about the time, place, and cause of death, and the deceased individual's name, parents' names, and age at death. Clerks also issue certified death certificates, which are often required to settle financial and legal matters such as wills, estates, and filing for life insurance. These records can also be used for Columbia County genealogical research, and some Clerks maintain vital records that date back to 1630. Clerks often provide online access to death records.

Austerlitz Town Clerk Spencertown NY 812 New York 203 12165 518-392-5007

Canaan Clerk Canaan NY 1647 County Route 5 12029 518-781-3749

Chatham Village Clerk Chatham NY 77 Main Street 12037 518-392-5821

Claverack Town Clerk Ghent NY 91 Church Street 12075 518-672-7911

Columbia County Clerk Hudson NY 401 State Street 12534 518-828-1527

Copake Town Clerk Copake NY 230 Mountain View Road 12516 518-329-2591

Germantown Town Clerk Germantown NY 50 Palatine Park Road 12526 518-537-6687

Kinderhook Village Clerk Kinderhook NY 6 Chatham Street 12106 518-758-9882

Livingston Town Clerk Hudson NY 119 County Route 19 12534 518-851-9441

New Lebanon Town Clerk New Lebanon NY 14755 New York 22 12125 518-794-8888

Stuyvesant Town Clerk Stuyvesant NY 5 Sunset Drive 12173 518-758-6248

Columbia County Cemeteries are burial sites that provide burial plots or internment facilities for deceased people in Columbia County, NY. Cemeteries also maintain Columbia County death records for the individuals buried in their grounds, including the individual's name, date of death, and date of birth. Columbia County cemetery records may also list any known relatives of the deceased who are buried in the same location. These records can be an important source for genealogical research, particularly for cemeteries with a long history. Some Cemeteries provide online access to their records on their websites.

Cemetery Reformed Church Germantown NY Main Street 12526 518-537-8080

Cemetery of the Evergreens New Lebanon NY 382 Cemetery Road 12125 518-794-7517

Copake United Methodist Church And Copake Cemetery Copake NY County Road 7A 12516 518-329-2523

Hudson Cedar Park Cemetery Hudson NY 20 Columbia Turnpike 12534 518-828-0517

Kinderhook Cemetery Kinderhook NY Albany Avenue 12106 518-758-6401

Red Rock Cemetery East Chatham NY 401 County Road 24 12060 518-392-9708


Columbia County Health Departments operate at the state, county, and local level to monitor public health and enforce public health standards in Columbia County, NY. As part of their responsibilities, Health Departments may maintain Columbia County death records, particularly related to infectious diseases that pose a public health risk. These death records may be in the form of Columbia County death registries or death record databases that include death statistics on common causes of death, death status, and cause of death information. The Health Department may also maintain death certificates in certain areas. Many of the Columbia County death records maintained by Health Departments are available through their websites.

Columbia County Department Of Health Hudson NY 325 Columbia Street 12534 518-828-3358

Columbia County Health Department Hudson NY 747 Warren Street 12534 877-828-1691