This is not a government office or records custodian. Rochester Residents Directory is a private reference. We cannot retrieve or certify a record, verify a person's address, or change an official index. Send those requests to the agency that keeps the record. For an emergency call 911. If stalking or harassment is a concern, contact local law enforcement.
Finding the Right Rochester Record
Use the record type, not a general inquiry, to choose the fastest route:
- An address or recorded owner: use the Rochester street directory path
- Old volumes and earlier households: use the Rochester city directory collection path
- One named person: use the Rochester resident lookup workflow
- The responsible offices: see the Rochester resident records offices summary
- An existing record not online: make a request under New York Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6, sections 84–90, to the proper custodian
Monroe County Clerk: 39 W Main Street, Room 101, Rochester, NY 14614; 585-753-1600; public counter hours are generally Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Clerk handles land records and many court-clerk records. Rochester Municipal Archives and Records Center: 414 Andrews Street; records access is by online application, and genealogy inquiries are by appointment through 585-428-7331. The archives are not a walk-in service.