Essex County
Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds
The Southern Essex District registry records deeds, mortgages and plans for 30 cities and towns. Here’s where it is and how to get certified copies from home.
Cities and towns this registry covers
Amesbury · Beverly · Boxford · Danvers · Essex · Georgetown · Gloucester · Groveland · Hamilton · Haverhill · Ipswich · Lynn · Lynnfield · Manchester-by-the-Sea · Marblehead · Merrimac · Middleton · Nahant · Newbury · Newburyport · Peabody · Rockport · Rowley · Salem · Salisbury · Saugus · Swampscott · Topsfield · Wenham · West Newbury
Documents recorded here
- Deeds, including quitclaim deeds
- Mortgages, assignments and discharges
- Declarations of homestead
- Plans, condominium master deeds and easements
- Liens, attachments and other recorded instruments
Certified copies without the trip
You can view many documents for free on the registry’s online search. For a certified copy, which courts, lenders, title companies and foreign governments often require, the registry has to certify it. We order it for you and ship it with tracking. Registry copy fees are set by state law at about $1 per page.
- Certified deed or recorded documentFrom $40
- With apostille, for use abroad+$49
The main office is now in Beverly, not at the old 45 Congress St., Salem address. A Salem office remains at 35 Congress St., Suite 2100A, Salem, MA 01970. Customer service: 978-542-1704. The registry also has a massrods.com/essexsouth page.
Other registries in Essex County
- Northern Essex Registry of Deeds (Lawrence)
Probate and Family Court for this county
Essex Probate and Family Court, Salem.
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