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Recording a Deed or Document in Cameron County, PA
Cameron County (population 4,211) records real-property documents through the Cameron County Recorder of Deeds, Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court. 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.
Cameron County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cameron County Recorder of Deeds, Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court
- Mailing address
- Cameron County Courthouse, 20 E. Fifth Street, Emporium, PA 15834
- Phone
- 814-486-3349 or 814-486-3355 (fax 814-486-0464)
- Checks payable to
- Not explicitly published
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Cameron County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $83.75 for a standard 4-page/4-name deed or mortgage (base fee bundles recording + realty transfer processing); simpler instruments (releases/easements/ROW) $68.75-$70.75
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per page over 4
- Other fees
- $0.50 per additional name over 4; $0.50 per additional parcel over 1
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cameron County Recorder of Deeds, Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court before you mail a check.
What Cameron County requires
- Page formatting
- PA statewide standard of 8.5x11 in, 1-inch margins, 10-pt font typically applies but not explicitly confirmed for Cameron
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope typically required for mailed recordings (standard PA county practice, not explicitly confirmed on Cameron's page)
Can you e-record in Cameron County?
Cameron County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Cameron County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Cameron 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 by mail to Cameron County Recorder of Deeds, Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Not explicitly published.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Cameron County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Cameron County property are searchable at Cameron County Assessment Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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