Onondaga County Clerk

Contact & location

Address

401 Montgomery Street Room 200, Syracuse, New York, 13202

Mail-in address

Onondaga County Clerk401 Montgomery Street Room 200, Syracuse, New York, 13202

Records for

Onondaga County, New York

Phone

(315) 435-2226

Official site

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Last verified July 14, 2026

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• ★★★★★Cameron FarrarGoogle

  Everyone at the County Clerk office is so incredibly kind and professional. It is remarkable how personable, knowledgeable and passionate about the work they do. Unfortunately, I have gone to this office a few times really close to closing and truly wish I could have come earlier in the day. Even so, each time the staff addressed my situation and processed my paperwork in record speed. I am very grateful for their help. These folks go the extra mile to make sure people are taken care of and I really couldn't thank them enough!

• ★★★★★Tanner JohnsonGoogle

  If you need to get something notarized, I would highly recommend coming to the county clerk’s office! Quick, efficient, and the staff is very helpful!

• ★★★★★DakotaGoogle

  On the famous fields at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2nd and 3rd, 1863, Culp’s Hill was being held by just one Union infantry brigade under the command of Brig. Gen. Greene numbering about 1,350 men. In this brigade were 5 regiments of NY, one of which being the 149th NY Infantry hailing from Syracuse, NY. One of the amazing feats of courage demonstrated that day in the field of battle was by a Color Sergeant in the 149th NY Infantry by the name of William C. Lilly. His personal exploits have touched my heart and with today being his birthday, sharing his story is a great honor. William C. Lilly, born on Dec 27th, 1829, enlisted in the 149th NY in the summer of 1862. At the time of enlistment, he had been married for nearly fourteen years. He and his wife Mary being wed on Christmas Eve, 1849. The Lilly’s never had any children of their own but had an adopted son William H. Lilly. In the months leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg, Lilly was to have the honored of bearing the regimental flag in battle. At Chancellorsville on May 3rd, Lilly was wounded but stayed with the command when they took the position at Culp’s Hill at Gettysburg. The flag which Lilly carried was the symbol and the pride of the regiment, and of their home in Onondaga County. As the Confederate attack began on the evening of July 2nd, Lilly planted the flag on the breastworks that were built earlier in the day. As the fighting intensified on both sides, the flag became a focal point for Confederate fire. During the fighting, the flag was pierced over 88 times. This hailstorm of lead tore apart the fine silk and fractured the staff of the flag, causing it to tumble over the breastworks. In a moment of intense firing, at great risk to his own life, Sergeant Lilly jumped forward and crossed the breastworks grasping the fractured flag staff and securing the tattered colors behind the Union line. Realizing the importance of keeping the flag flying during a critical moment of battle, Lilly began fixing the flag staff itself. He broke the tops of ammunition or cracker crates, using splints of wood to straighten the broken staff, securing them with a musket sling or knapsack strap (there are conflicting reports of the source of materials used.). In this moment of ingenuity, where he and his comrades were being attacked by a Confederate division being outnumbered five to one, Lilly had acted to save the symbol of the Union which his brothers in arms were fighting to save. Seeing the tattered flag, with its mended staff, emerge back atop of the breastworks helped renew the fighting spirit of the men of the 149th NY. As the fighting subsided, the men of the 149th NY successfully repulsed the Confederate assaults. In 1901, Captain George K Collins remarked, “To the present generation this flag means little, but to me it is almost as dear as my life. Often I go to the County Clerk’s office and look at it lovingly, and as I do so the tears invariably creep into my eyes as I think what that old flag means to me and to all the members of the old 149th Regiment. They worship that flag and prize it as one of their most precious of their earthly possessions.”

• ★★★★★Эльвина ИсмагиловаGoogle

  The Clerk's Office is doing a really professional job. Very polite, helpful, and quick with high-quality work. Got my first DBA in 15 minutes—amazing! Thank you for your work!

• ★★★★★Airette WhiteGoogle

  I live in CA & helped my friend order a birth certificate from 1961 to be overnighted for an urgent need. We ordered it on a Tuesday morning & it came that same Thursday before noon! Thank you so much all the Onondaga clerks, you have a fanclub here in CA now 🙇🏼‍♀️