Cattaraugus County Vital Records

(as published in the Western New York Genealogical Society Journal)

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This map shows each Western New York county's founding date and the name of its parent county.

Town and Date	Births	Marriages	Deaths	Notes
GOWANDA VILLAGE - Incorporated 1 August 1848	27 Apr 1885	4 Jun 1885	12 May 1885	Part in Town of Collins, Erie County. Gowanda State Hospital which has its own registrar.
PORTVILLE - Incorporated 27 Apr 1837	1890-	1880, 1890-	1890, 1900-	Formed from Olean.
RANDOLPH - Incorporated 1 February 1826	4 Nov 1891 (Office of Registrar)	14 Oct 1886 (Town Clerk)	17 Sep 1891 (Registrar, Town Clerk has a few from 29 Dec 1886-1891.)	Formed from Conewango.
RANDOLPH VILLAGE - Incorporated 1867	4 Apr 1896 - Registrar	14 Oct 1886 - Town Clerk	9 Aug 1896 - Registrar	Village Clerk - same as Town. Village Registrar - same as Town.
EAST RANDOLPH VILLAGE - Incorporated Nov 1886	1 Feb 1910 - Registrar	14 Oct 1886 - Town Clerk	1 Feb 1910 - Registrar
RED HOUSE - Incorporated 23 November 1869	31 Jul 1891	28 Apr 1892	27 Feb 1908	Formed from Salamanca.
SALAMANCA - Incorporated 19 November 1854	1888	1888	1888	Formed from Little Valley as Bucktooth, changed to Salamanca 17 Apr 1862.
SALAMANCA CITY - Incorporated 1913	1887	1887	1887	Formed out of former villages of Salamanca and West Salamanca in 1913.
SOUTH VALLEY - Incorporated 2 April 1847	1889, 1952	1892	1892	Formed from Randolph and Cold Spring. The Town Hall burned in 1947, and many town records were lost.
YORKSHIRE - Incorporated 13 April 1820	30 Jul 1887	19 Mar 1908	27 Jul 1887	Formed from Franklinville.

Source: WNYGS JOURNAL, Vol. 2, No.4, March 1976

In cases where data is not available, it can be assumed that the dates of records are similar to the other towns in the county.