Town of Marcellus Clerk Archival Records Listing
The Town of Marcellus was established in the year
1794. It has an approximate size of 35 square miles. It is located
on the lower west side of Onondaga County, between the town of Skaneateles
and the Town of Onondaga, in the valley, roughly 13 miles from Syracuse.
The main routes of travel are State Routes 174 and 175. The present
village is about one tenth of its original size. It was originally
made up of the Towns of Marcellus, Camillus, Elbridge, Van Buren,
Skaneateles, Geddes and parts of Spafford, Otisco, Onondaga and
the western half of Syracuse. Two industries that employed many people
were Stone Mills and Woolen Mills. Today, Marcellus is a great example
of a nice town, with residents such as college professors, writers,
artists and other professionals. It has an exceptional government, great schools, fine churches and
many delightful shops.
Series Title |
Years |
Cubic Footage |
Department |
Comments |
Application, Heritage
Area |
1958-Present |
8 |
SV |
Arranged chronologically, Finding
Aid: Inventory/Box list |
Assessment Rolls, Final |
1981-1987 |
5 |
AS |
|
Audit, NYS Comptrollers |
1899-Present |
0.5 |
AC |
Some gaps--1899-1904, 1923, 1945-Present |
Bonds and Notes |
1936-1938 |
1.5 |
TC |
Register of Bond, Short-term notes/certificates
of indebtedness |
Budget, Annual or Special |
1947-Present |
0.5 |
AC |
Arranged chronologically |
Docket Books |
1830-1831, 1935-Present |
50 |
JS |
RESTRICTED |
Capitol Construction Corporate
Trust & Serial Bonds |
1901-Present |
1 |
AC |
|
Cash Books |
1912-Present |
2 |
TC |
1912-1915, 1938-Present, |
Cemetery and Burial Records
(Burial Permits) |
1926-1966 |
0.5 |
TC |
RESTRICTED--Highland Cemetery, St.
Francis Xavier Cemetery, Finding Aid: Inventory Sheet |
Claims, Legal |
1943-1959 |
1 |
TC |
Record of Claims Received |
Correspondence Files (General
Correspondence Files) |
1917-Present |
1.5 |
SV, TC |
Arranged chronologically, 1960-1986
kept by TC |
Deeds, Petitions & Contract
Bill of Sales (Early) |
1825-1926 |
0.1 |
TC |
|
Election Records |
1923-Present |
10 |
TC |
Includes Voter registration records
1943-1957 |
Environmental Health Records |
1970-Present |
2 |
SV |
|
Equalization Rate Certificates |
1982 |
0.4 |
TC |
See Plans, Specs & Maps |
Franchise Certificates,
Special |
1932-1948 |
0.5 |
SV |
Missing 1945-1947 |
Grants and Awards |
1989 |
1 |
TC |
Finding Aid: computerized inventory |
Highway Records |
1830-Present |
4 |
AC, SV |
Account Books, Payroll, Misc. Files,
Finding Aid: Inventory/Box List, Arranged chronologically |
Journal Entry Books |
1914-Present |
37 |
AC |
Gaps in years, Finding Aid: Inventory/Box
list |
Maps, Tax |
1982-1987 |
1 |
TC |
See Plans, Specs & Maps |
Minutes |
|
|
|
|
|
Community Council |
1947-1971 |
1 |
SV |
Minutes of community council meetings |
|
Town Board |
1830-Present |
3 |
TC |
1830-1901, 1920-Present, 1830-1935--handwritten,
1936-Present--typed |
Mortgages, Chattel |
1859-1943 |
1.7 |
TC |
Arranged chronologically, |
Naturalization |
1896, 1901 |
0.1 |
TC |
|
Oaths of Office |
1902-Present |
0.3 |
TC |
Kept in Town Hall Meeting room vault |
Overseers of the Poor
& Welfare Records |
1933-1938 |
0.25 |
TC |
|
Permits, Building |
1984-Present |
11 |
CE |
Arranged Alphabetically by street
name, sections by property # |
Personnel |
1941-1982 |
1 |
AC |
Payroll |
Real Property Tax Rolls
Records |
1911-Present |
13 |
AS |
10 bound volumes arranged chronologically
and by tax map #, 1911-1912,1915-1916,1928-Present |
Reports |
|
|
|
|
|
Supervisor's Reports, Annual |
1942-Present |
0.5 |
SV |
Arranged Chronologically, some gaps
in years |
School District Records |
1830-1955 |
1.25 |
TC |
Finding Aid: Inventory, 1830-88, 1927-1955,1945-1951 |
Sheep killing, Records
of |
1896-1903 |
0.1 |
SV |
|
Strays & Marks |
1830-1899 |
0.25 |
TC |
1 ledger |
Supervisor's School Monies
Account Book |
1905-1915 |
0.25 |
SV |
|
Tax Rolls |
1982-Present |
1 |
TC |
|
Vital Statistics |
|
|
|
|
|
Birth Records |
1877-1914 |
0.1 |
TC |
RESTRICTED, Finding Aid: Inventory,
delayed registration |
|
Marriage Records |
1908-Present |
2 |
TC |
RESTRICTED, Finding Aid: Inventory,
arranged chronologically |
Vouchers, Cash Receipts |
1850-1932 |
1 |
AC |
Finding Aid: Inventory, arranged chronologically |
Zoning Board of Appeal |
1954-Present |
2 |
PV |
Binders |
Totals for Historical Records (Dates and Cubic Footage) |
1825-Present |
167.3 |
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