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Salem County deed and record copies
From the Salem County Clerk in Salem, plain or certified.
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Send the requestIn Salem County, the County Clerk records deeds and mortgages. We order the copies you need from the office in Salem and send them back as a scan.
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By statute, county clerks may charge $2 a page for copies their staff make and $5 for a clerk's certificate (N.J.S.A. 22A:2-29). Many counties charge less for self-service or online copies, so the exact fee depends on the county and the copy. We pass it through at cost.
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- Give the names, property address, book and page, or docket number so the record can be found.
- Agency copy and certification fees are billed at cost after the pull.
- Vital records can only go to people the state allows to request them.
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Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Salem County?
With the Salem County Clerk (Suite 200), 110 Fifth St, Salem, NJ 08079, 856-935-7510.
Can I search Salem County land records online?
Yes, the county has an online land records search. Plain copies can often be printed there. Certified copies still come from the office in Salem, and we can order them for you.
Can you tell me who owns a property?
We pull the recorded documents. Reading a title or deciding ownership is work for a title company or lawyer.
Salem County record offices
Recording, estate and assessment records in Salem County
Recorded deeds are one of three places the county keeps property and estate records. Here is what we could confirm about recording with the Salem County Clerk, and the two other offices people often need.
- Recording a deed
- $40.00 first page (includes abstracting fee), $10.00 each additional page, as the county's page states it. Recording fees
- Wills and estates
- Salem County Surrogate (Salem County Courthouse)
92 Market Street, Suite A122, Salem, NJ 08079
856-935-7510
The Salem County Clerk does not hold probated wills; in Salem County the Surrogate does. - Civil court files
- Salem County Courthouse, 1st floor
92 Market St, Salem, NJ 08079
856-878-5050 ext. 15830
A filed Salem County civil case file sits with the Civil Division here. - Assessment records and appeals
- Salem County Board of Taxation
110 Fifth Street, Ste 300, Salem, NJ 08079
(856) 339-8607
Salem County appeal deadline: April 1, or May 1 after a town-wide revaluation or reassessment.
Sources for the county figures: Salem County Clerk, recording; Salem County Surrogate (NJ Courts, Jan. 27, 2026); Monmouth County Surrogate, What We Do; Salem County Civil Division (NJ Courts office page); Salem County Board of Taxation (nj.gov, September 2026); NJ Division of Taxation, appeals. Last checked November 2026. Phone ahead, since the county rooms and extensions change.