Ulster County (N.Y.) Tax Assessment Rolls

Alphabetical by town, then chronological by year, then alphabetical by name of taxpayer.

A4437-95:Alphabetical by municipality and therein chronological.

The first tax rolls filed in the Ulster County Treasurer's Office dated from 1849 for towns that were incorporated at the time. Tax assessment rolls indicate the properties in each town assessed for taxation, property owner, quantity and value of land, amount of taxes, and certificate of authorization by the governing body of the county. In addition, tax rolls record dog tax, value of personal property, personal property tax, special franchise tax, apportionment of special franchise property tax, real property exempt from taxation, and rejected taxes.

In 1887, the following additional information was included in the record of tax rolls: school district numbers, abutting properties, acreage, receipt number, and the date of tax payment. These volumes of tax rolls include records of taxes on state lands indicating levies placed against lands belonging to the state, showing town, patent or tract, lot number, acreage, school district number, and school tax. Also included is town, name and address of corporation, amount of real estate, capitalization, total valuation, tax rate, and amount of tax.

Microfilm: 216 reels; 35 mm. Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund Grant Project Microfilm.

A4437-95:Microfilm 217 reels; 35 mm. Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund Grant Project Microfilm.

Series A4673, Records, 1812-1919, contains other records for the Town of Esopus.

Reel lists for each accretion.

A4437-95: This microfilm was produced by a grant awarded and administered by Local Government Records Services of the State Archives and Records Administration. For the 1994 grant cycle, successful applicants were required to submit two copies of each roll of project microfilm: a silver copy for secure storage at the State Records Center; and a duplicate copy for public use at the State Archives research roomTwo hundred seventeen rolls of master negatives (security copy) were sent to the State Records Center.

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.