Registry of Deeds (Massachusetts)


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

Berkshire

Bristol

Dukes

Essex

Franklin

Hampden

Hampshire

Middlesex

Nantucket

Norfolk

CountyRegistry AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Norfolk County
649 High StreetDedhamOriginal county established 10 May 1643 -. Current county re-established 26 March 1793 from Suffolk County.

Plymouth

Suffolk

Worcester