The Town of Geddes was established in the year 1832.
It has an approximate size of 12.7 square miles. It is located on
the west side of Onondaga Lake. The main route of travel is State
Route 690. Within the Town is the world famous New York State Fairgrounds.
It is divided into three communities, Lakeland, Solvay and Westvale.
In 1793, a schoolteacher from Pennsylvania named James Geddes came
to this location, and a year later, started his salt works industry.
After 1820, when the Erie Canal connected Buffalo, Geddes and Rome,
industries grew and so did the local population. In 1881, the now
famous Solvay Process was built, and was responsible for much of
the areas growth. In the late 1800’s, Geddes was mainly a
farming community, supported by close to 60 farms. Residents enjoyed
Onondaga Lake for its many resorts, and received boat transportation
from the Geddes Pier, to and from these resorts. The Government
of New York selected Geddes as the permanent site of the New York
State Fair held every August.
Series Title |
Years |
Cubic Footage |
Department |
Comments |
Architectural Drawings,
Maps, Plans & Photos |
1954,1993 |
0.6 |
TC |
Town Hall addition/alteration |
Assessment Rolls, Final |
1992-Present |
5 |
AS |
|
Audit, NYS Comptrollers |
1980's-1999 |
4 |
CP |
|
Bonds and Notes |
1924-1990 |
4.5 |
CP |
|
Building Condemnation
and Demolition Files |
|
1 |
CE |
|
Census Records |
|
0.2 |
TC |
Includes Certificate of Population |
Community Development
& Urban Renewal (Subdivision Records) |
1987-1992 |
0.3 |
CP |
Shape-up Program |
Correspondence or Administrative
Files |
1949-Present |
12 |
TC |
Arranged chronologically by subject |
District Reference Files |
|
|
|
|
|
Sewer |
1960-Present |
7 |
TC |
|
|
Water (Lakeland) |
1973-Present |
4 |
TC |
|
Economic & Industrial
Development |
1972-Present |
4 |
AS |
Allied Chemical /Corporations |
Election Records |
1984-Present |
0.5 |
TC |
|
Electric and Gas Utility
Records |
1990-1997 |
5.5 |
TC |
Geddes Power, Syracuse Power |
Equalization Rate Certificates |
1980-1992 |
0.2 |
AS |
|
Grants and Awards |
1994-Present |
1.1 |
TC |
Contact Records Management Officer
for more information |
Laws, Local |
1966-Present |
1 |
TC |
|
Library Incorporation
and Chartering Records |
1985 |
0.1 |
TC |
Lakeland Library--For more information
contact Village of Solvay |
Maps |
|
|
|
|
|
Flood Insurance |
1911-Present |
0.1 |
AS |
|
Property Record Cards |
1985-Present |
4 |
AS |
most current in held in AS office,
arranged alphabetically |
Minutes |
|
|
|
|
|
Planning Board |
1983-Present |
0.3 |
TC |
|
|
Town Board |
1896-Present |
5 |
TC |
Audio tapes available for 1984-Present,
other years bound volumes |
|
Zoning Board of Appeal |
1985-1997 |
0.5 |
TC |
|
Oaths of Office |
1901-Present |
0.2 |
TC |
Missing vol. 24-52 (yrs 1924-1952),
old bound volumes |
Permits, Building |
1980-1997 |
1 |
AS |
|
Personnel |
1985-Present |
14 |
CP |
Timecards/Payroll |
Plans, Disaster Preparedness |
1990 |
0.1 |
CE |
|
Publications, Official |
|
|
|
|
|
Maps of Town of Geddes |
|
1 |
TC |
|
|
Zoning Book |
|
1 |
TC |
|
Real Property Assessment
Record Card |
1993-Present |
2 |
AS |
See Tax Rolls |
Real Property Tax Records |
1908 |
0.2 |
TR |
Bound volumes" |
Reappraisal, Mass Final
Records |
1994, 1998 |
2 |
AS |
Revals |
Reports |
|
|
|
|
|
Environmental Impact Reports |
1986-1997 |
0.4 |
AS |
|
|
Financial Reports, Annual |
1978-Present |
2 |
AS |
|
Rights-of-Way Records |
1988-1989 |
|
AS |
Deeds & sales, arranged chronologically
by tax map # |
School District Records |
1912-1914 |
0.2 |
TR |
School Tax, 2 bound volumes, poor
condition |
Tax Rolls |
1955-Present |
46 |
TC |
|
Television Records |
1964-Present |
1 |
TC |
CATV& Onondaga Video, Syracuse Cable
System |
Vital Statistics |
|
|
|
|
|
Marriage Records |
1981-Present |
3 |
TC |
|
Totals for Historical Records (Dates and Cubic Footage) |
1896-
Present |
135 |
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