Registries of deeds lookup: NH, VT and ME

Where deeds and other land records are kept. Registries record documents; they do not search for you or give legal advice. Last verified 2026-10-17.

New Hampshire: ten county registries

Hours, phone numbers and addresses come from the cross-county contact list on NHDeeds.org, which is not dated on the page. Confirm with the office before you travel. Source: NHDeeds.org: Other NH Registry Contacts List · last verified 2026-10-17

Search notes from county pages

• Cheshire County's page says its AVA search lets the public search and view documents at no cost, and printing copies costs $1.05 per page by credit card; Laredo (account required) copies are $2.00 per page.

  Source: NHDeeds.org Cheshire search tools · last verified 2026-10-17

• Carroll County's page says AVA search gives free access to index data; its Laredo Anywhere product has a $10/month fee and $2/page image printing.

  Source: NHDeeds.org Carroll search page · last verified 2026-10-17

• Grafton County's FAQ says all records are indexed by owner name, not property address, and that you must have a name; if you do not, contact the city assessor or town tax collector where the property is.

  Source: NHDeeds.org Grafton FAQs · last verified 2026-10-17

• New Hampshire has ten county registries of deeds: Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford and Sullivan. See the registry table for the address, phone and hours each office lists.

  Source: NHDeeds.org: Other NH Registry Contacts List · last verified 2026-10-17

• A registry's how-to page says records are indexed by the name of the people to a transaction; if only the property location is known, contact the town or city office where the property is located to learn the owner.

  Source: NHDeeds.org Belknap how-to index · last verified 2026-10-17

Vermont: town clerks, not counties

• In Vermont, all land records are recorded and preserved at the local level, primarily in the office of the clerk of the town where the property is located.

  Source: Vermont State Archives: Local Government Records · last verified 2026-10-17

• A clerks' association publishes a table of Vermont towns whose land records can be searched online, with start dates and the system used. See the Vermont land-records table.

  Source: Vermont Municipal Clerks' & Treasurers' Association: Vermont Land Records Online · last verified 2026-10-17

Search Vermont towns with online land records Find your town clerk (state directory)

Maine: 17 registries

Links below are the registry search links published on the statewide portal. Source: Maine Registers of Deeds Association: statewide portal · last verified 2026-10-17

• The Maine Registers of Deeds Association runs a statewide web portal that links to all 17 county registries (Aroostook has a North and a South registry).

  Source: Maine Registers of Deeds Association: statewide portal · last verified 2026-10-17

• On all Maine registry websites there is no charge for the first 400 pages per calendar year, then $0.50 per page; you may need to create a login. A standard registry copy is $1.00 per page.

  Source: Maine Registers of Deeds Association: Fees · last verified 2026-10-17

• Registry records are indexed by name; a limited number of registries can search by address, so check with the county.

  Source: Maine Registers of Deeds Association: Searching · last verified 2026-10-17

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Maine registry addresses and phone numbers (the state's registry directory could not be read on the day of checking), per-registry fee differences, and what years each registry has online.