Cape Vincent, NY Public Records
Cape Vincent is an incorporated village in Jefferson County, New York, with an estimated population of 727 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 0.7 square miles of land.
🏢 Cape Vincent Village Office
Cape Vincent's own village government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the village clerk under New York's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). In New York, city, town and village clerks commonly serve as the local registrar of vital statistics (birth and death records for events in that municipality), and town and city clerks issue marriage licenses, so ask the clerk's office first.
📇 Cape Vincent Contact on File
| Government | Village Of Cape Vincent |
| Contact listed | Clerk Treasurer |
| Mailing address | PO Box 337, Cape Vincent, NY 13618 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Cape Vincent
Cape Vincent is in Jefferson County. In New York, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk (in New York City, the Office of the City Register). Divorce cases in New York are heard by the New York State Supreme Court in each county. Wills and estates in New York are handled by the Surrogate's Court in each county.
📍 Jefferson County at a Glance
| County | Jefferson County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 113,140 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
🏛️ Jefferson County Government Office
| Government | County Of Jefferson |
| Contact listed | County Administrator |
| Mailing address | 195 Arsenal St, Watertown, NY 13601 |
| Official website | www.co.jefferson.ny.us |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
We have not yet added the courthouse and records-office directory for Jefferson County. The county government above can direct you to the right office, and the county page links to the official state court system.
See the full Jefferson County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Cape Vincent
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Cape Vincent, NY:
📋 Cape Vincent Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | New York State Department of Health – Vital RecordsIn New York, city, town and village clerks commonly serve as the local registrar of vital statistics (birth and death records for events in that municipality), and town and city clerks issue marriage licenses, so ask the clerk's office first. |
| Deeds & property records | In New York, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk (in New York City, the Office of the City Register). |
| Court cases & divorce | Jefferson County courthouse. Divorce cases in New York are heard by the New York State Supreme Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in New York are handled by the Surrogate's Court in each county. |
| State court system | New York State Unified Court System |
| Sex offender registry | New York State Sex Offender Registry (DCJS) |