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Recording a Deed or Document in Tioga County, PA
Tioga County (population 40,502) records real-property documents through the Tioga 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.
Tioga County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Tioga County Recorder of Deeds / Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court
- Mailing address
- 118 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901
- Phone
- 570-724-9260
- Checks payable to
- Jane E. Wetherbee, Recorder (or "Tioga County Recorder of Deeds")
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Tioga County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Base document (up to 4 names/4 pages/1 parcel) $18.50, plus 1% state realty transfer tax and 1% local transfer tax on consideration for deeds
- Additional pages
- See 2025 Recorder of Deeds Fee Bill PDF for full schedule
- Other fees
- Marriage license $35.00 (separate office function)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Tioga County Recorder of Deeds / Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Tioga County?
Yes. Tioga County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Tioga County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Tioga County's formatting rules: 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, CSC, or by mail to Tioga County Recorder of Deeds / Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Jane E. Wetherbee, Recorder (or "Tioga County Recorder of Deeds").
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Tioga County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Tioga County property are searchable at Tioga County Assessment Office (Vision Government Solutions online database). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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