The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has 21 separate Registries of Deeds, each functioning in districts dealing with real estate registration and land records. The registries are divided by county or subdivided within official state counties. These divisions are headed by elected officials known as a Register, and fall under the purview of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and local county governments.
By county
Barnstable County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Barnstable County Registry of Deeds(all) 3195 Main Street Barnstable Established: 2 June 1685 from Plymouth County
Berkshire County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Berkshire County (Northern District) 65 Park Street Adams Established: 21 April 1761 from Hampshire County (Middle District) 44 Bank Row Pittsfield (Southern District) 334 Main Street Great Barrington
Bristol County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Bristol County (Northern District) 11 Court Street Taunton Established: 2 June 1685 from Plymouth County (Southern District) #25 North Sixth Street New Bedford (Fall River District) 441 North Main Street Fall River
Dukes County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Dukes County Registry of Deeds(all) 81 Main Street Edgartown Established: 1 November 1683 by New York, and 22 June 1695 by Massachusetts.
Essex County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Essex County (Southern District) 100 Cummings Center, Ste. 206-C Beverly Established: 10 May 1643. Satellite office for Southern District located at 35 Congress Street, Ste. 2100a in Salem. (Northern District) 1 Union St. Lawrence, MA 01840 Ste. 402 Lawrence
Franklin County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Franklin County Registry of Deeds(all) Franklin Regional Council of Governments425 Main Street Greenfield Established: 24 June 1811 from Hampshire County.
Hampden County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Hampden County Registry of Deeds(all) 436 Dwight Street, Room B042 Springfield Established: 25 February 1812 from Hampshire County
Hampshire County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Hampshire County Registry of Deeds(all) 60 Railroad Ave Northampton Established: 1 May 1662 from Middlesex County
Middlesex County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Middlesex County (Southern District) 208 Cambridge Street East Cambridge Established: 10 May 1643 (Northern District) 370 Jackson Street Lowell
Nantucket County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Nantucket County Registry of Deeds(all) Town and County Building16 Broad Street Nantucket Established: 22 June 1695 from Dukes County
Norfolk
County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Norfolk County Registry of Deeds(all) 649 High Street Dedham A Norfolk County was established 10 May 1643 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony with significantly different bounds than the present county (covering an area north of the Merrimack River); it was disbanded 4 February 1680. The current county was established by the state on 26 March 1793 from Suffolk County.
Plymouth County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Plymouth County Registry of Deeds(all) 50 Obery Street Plymouth Established: 2 June 1685 from Plymouth Colony.
Suffolk County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Suffolk County Registry of Deeds(all) 24 New Chardon Street Boston Established: 10 May 1643
Worcester County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Worcester County (Southern District) 90 Front Street Worcester Established: 2 April 1731 from Middlesex, Suffolk and Hampshire counties. (Northern District) 166 Boulder Drive, Ste. 202 Fitchburg
References
External links
Locate my Registry of Deeds Office, Sec.state.ma.us Community, District, Neighborhood Section and Village, Names in Massachusetts Sec.state.ma.us