Sterling Town, NY Public Records
Sterling Town is a town with its own local government in Cayuga County, New York, with an estimated population of 3,156 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 45.4 square miles of land. That is down about 63 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Sterling Town Hall
Sterling Town's own town 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 town 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.
📇 Sterling Town Contact on File
| Government | Town Of Sterling |
| Contact listed | Town Supervisor |
| Mailing address | 1290 State Route 104A, Sterling, NY 13156 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | co.cayuga.ny.us/sterling |
| 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. The website was reported by the government and was answering when we last checked. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Sterling
Sterling Town is in Cayuga 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.
📍 Cayuga County at a Glance
| County | Cayuga County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 74,567 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
🏛️ Cayuga County Government Office
| Government | County Of Cayuga |
| Contact listed | County Administrator |
| Mailing address | 160 Genesee St, Auburn, NY 13021 |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
We have not yet added the courthouse and records-office directory for Cayuga 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 Cayuga County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Sterling
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Sterling, NY:
📋 Sterling 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 | Cayuga 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) |