Tompkins County Death Records (New York)

Tompkins County Clerks are responsible for maintaining and preserving public records for a local government in Tompkins County, NY. As part of this job, Clerks often keep Tompkins County vital records, including death records. This can include Tompkins 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 Tompkins County genealogical research, and some Clerks maintain vital records that date back to 1630. Clerks often provide online access to death records.

Caroline Town Clerk Slaterville Springs NY 2670 Slaterville Road 14881 607-539-6400

Dryden Village Clerk Dryden NY 16 South Street 13053 607-844-8122

Freeville Clerk Freeville NY 5 Factory Street 13068 607-844-8301

Groton City Clerk Groton NY 108 East Cortland Street 13073 607-898-3966

Harford Town Clerk Dryden NY 394 New York 38 13053 607-844-4091

Lancing Town Clerk Lansing NY 29 Auburn Road 14882 607-533-4142

Newfield Clerk Newfield Hamlet NY 166 Main Street 14867 607-564-9571

Tompkins County Clerk Ithaca NY 121 East Court Street 14850 607-274-5434

Ulysses Town Clerk Trumansburg NY 10 Elm Street 14886 607-387-5767

Tompkins County Cemeteries are burial sites that provide burial plots or internment facilities for deceased people in Tompkins County, NY. Cemeteries also maintain Tompkins County death records for the individuals buried in their grounds, including the individual's name, date of death, and date of birth. Tompkins 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.

East Lawn Cemetery Association Ithaca NY 934 Mitchell Street 14850 607-273-1500

Ithaca Calvary Cemetery Ithaca NY 636 5 Mile Drive 14850 607-272-5780

Ithaca Mt Olivet Cemetery Ithaca NY 969 East State Street 14850 607-272-5780

Lake View Cemetery Company Ithaca NY 320 North Titus Avenue 14850 607-272-1416

North Lansing Cemetery Groton NY 1016 Auburn Road 13073 607-533-7237

Pleasant Grove Cemetery Association Ithaca NY 184 Pleasant Grove Road 14850 607-257-1866

Trumansburg Grove Cemetery Trumansburg NY 8825 Falls Road 14886 607-387-6853

Trumansburg St James Cemetery Trumansburg NY 95 Hector Street 14886 607-387-6781

West Hill Cemetery Association Ithaca NY 111 Woolf Lane 14850 607-272-5511

Willow Glen Cemetery Freeville NY West Dryden Road 13068


Tompkins County Health Departments operate at the state, county, and local level to monitor public health and enforce public health standards in Tompkins County, NY. As part of their responsibilities, Health Departments may maintain Tompkins County death records, particularly related to infectious diseases that pose a public health risk. These death records may be in the form of Tompkins 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 Tompkins County death records maintained by Health Departments are available through their websites.

Tompkins County Health Department Ithaca NY 55 Brown Road 14850 607-274-6622

Tompkins County Health Department Ithaca NY 401 Harris B Dates Drive 14850 607-274-6674