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Recording a Deed or Document in Adams County, PA
Adams County (population 107,594) records real-property documents through the Adams County Recorder of Deeds. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Adams County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Adams County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Adams County Recorder of Deeds, 111-117 Baltimore Street, Suite 103, Gettysburg, PA 17325
- Phone
- 717-337-9826
- Checks payable to
- Recorder of Deeds (checks payable to Karen Heflin, Adams County Recorder of Deeds)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Adams County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $71.25 (deed, per current fee schedule effective 12/01/25, covers up to 4 pages/4 names)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per page over 4; $1.00 per name over 4
- Other fees
- Separate checks required: (1) local/school realty transfer tax, (2) state realty transfer tax, (3) recording fee — all payable to Karen Heflin, Adams County Recorder of Deeds
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Adams County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Adams County requires
- Page formatting
- No margin requirements; accepts legal (8.5x14) or letter (8.5x11) paper; subdivision plans must be 18x24
- Submission & return
- Documents mailed back approx. 2 weeks from recorded date (self-addressed stamped envelope) or via drop-off/appointment/mail-in
- Hours & turnaround
- Approximately 2 weeks for return of recorded document by mail
Can you e-record in Adams County?
Yes. Adams County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Adams County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Adams County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Adams County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Recorder of Deeds (checks payable to Karen Heflin, Adams County Recorder of Deeds).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Adams County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Adams County property are searchable at Adams County Assessment & Appraising (Public Parcel Viewer). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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