County Clerk

The County Clerk is the keeper of records for land transactions and court proceedings, as well as the elected official responsible for managing the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on behalf of New York State. The work conducted by the friendly clerks in our office make it possible for Americans to prove their citizenship, their property ownership, and travel on our highways. The court records we maintain allow for the inspection of acquittal, conviction, or payment of a judgment. Many of our records are available online and, unless sealed by court order or statute, available for inspection in our office.

Property Records

Accurate and accessible real property records are essential for conducting transfers of, or alterations to, land ownership. Our office handles deeds, easements, leases, mortgages, survey and subdivision maps, assignments & satisfactions, and liens & judgments. Most of these records are available to the public, read our brief instructions (PDF) to get a copy of the records you need (Deeds/mortgages included).

Clerk of the Madison County & NYS Supreme Courts

The County Clerk’s Office handles the fees, fines, filings, indexing and certifying of Court records. All County and NYS Supreme Court cases must be filed in the County Clerk’s Office.

Historian

The County Historian operates both physically and hierarchically within the County Clerk’s Office. The
Historian's homepage contains contact and commonly sought after information for researchers of all kinds.

Wampsville Department of Motor Vehicle

Madison County’s DMV is one of the few in the state who still puts customer experience at the top of our priorities list. We welcome walk-in customers without appointments to register vehicles or to fulfill their licensing needs. We also process registration and license renewals. Madison County is able to retain 12.7% of all fees received in our office, this helps the County keep property taxes from rising. For this reason, we also welcome dealer registrations from all across Central New York, we process all work in a timely friendly manner. Click the link Madison County DMV, to reach the DMV homepage.

Current Demographics

If you are interested in current demographics of the county, please see Cornell University's study, "A Collection of Recent Demographic, Social and Agricultural Data (PDF)."