Local Wiki
Essex County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 17, 2026- County Legislature / Board of Supervisors meets
- First Monday of the month at 10:00 AM.
- Meeting location
- Essex County Government Center, 7551 Court Street, Elizabethtown, NY 12932.
- County Clerk
- Chelsea M. Merrihew · 7559 Court Street, PO Box 247, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 · (518) 873-3600 · chelsea.merrihew@essexcountyny.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.co.essex.ny.us/Agendas/
- Board of Supervisors Chairman
- Stephen R. McNally · 7551 Court Street, PO Box 217, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 · (518) 873-3350 · supervisor@townofminervany.gov
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Villages (2)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (10)
- Boquet Valley Csd
- Crown Point Central School District
- Keene Central School District
- Lake Placid Central School District
- Minerva Central School District
- Moriah Central School District
- Newcomb Central School District
- Schroon Lake Central School District
- Ticonderoga Central School District
- Willsboro Central School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Fire Protection (18)
- Ausable-Chesterfield-Keesville Fire District
- Crown Point Fire District
- Elizabethtown Fire District
- Essex Fire District 1
- Essex Fire District 2
- Jay Fire District
- Keene Fire District
- Keene Valley Fire District
- Lewis Fire District
- Mineville-Witherbee Fire District
- Moriah Fire District 1
- Port Henry Fire District #3
- Schroon Lake Fire District
- Ticonderoga Joint Town/Village Fire District
- Upper Jay Fire District
- Westport Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Willsboro Fire District
- Wilmington Fire District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Library (2)
- Hammond Library (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Lake Placid Public Library (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026