Crawford County Recorder Information

Land records in Crawford County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds. The office is held by Marlo B. Urey.

Recorder of Deeds records are online from 1954 to the present, and land records are available back to 1800. Data from 1954 through 1974 (with the exception of Power of Attorneys from 1954 through 1986) is being reviewed for accuracy against the Index Books. Copies are mailed or faxed at $0.50/page upon written request accompanied by the fees. Documents identified in the Uniform Parcel Identifier System Ordinance must have a UPI number before they can be recorded.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Realty Transfer Tax - PA Department of Revenue · Register & Recorder - Crawford County Pennsylvania

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Added at recording

Other charges

Fee schedule effective November 17, 2025.

StatewideEach county sets its own recording fees, and the totals counties publish include the state charges collected with every deed, mortgage and similar filing: a $20.00 judicial computer system and access to justice fee and a temporary $21.25 surcharge that runs until December 31, 2027 (204 Pa. Code 29.351). Counties also add their own records improvement, affordable housing and demolition fees.

Overpayments of $5.00 or less are accepted and cashiered as overpayments. Email copies are $0.50 per page, fax copies $1.00 per page, and plan map copies $10.00. Declarations of Taking are $10.00 plus $1.00 for each additional page, and highway maps are $16.50 plus $3.00 for each additional page.

Paying the office

Separate checks for the Pennsylvania Realty Transfer Tax are no longer required (effective 9-20-18). The Uniform Parcel Identifier fee may be added to the same check as the recording fee.

Transfer tax

Realty Transfer Tax. 1 percent on the value of real estate (including contracted-for improvements to property) transferred by deed, instrument, long-term lease or other writing. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, 72 P.S. § 8101-C et seq.)

StatewideCounty Recorders of Deeds collect the state realty transfer tax, often together with an additional local realty transfer tax levied by municipalities and school districts (Tax Reform Code of 1971, Article XI-D, 72 P.S. § 8101-D et seq.). The Department of Revenue describes the rate as one percent for the state and usually one percent for the local portion; local rates vary by place.

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Realty Transfer Tax - PA Department of Revenue · Recorder of Deeds - Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (Answer Center) · Register & Recorder - Crawford County Pennsylvania · Recorder of Deeds Fee Schedule - Crawford County Pennsylvania

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

StatewideRecorders refuse a mortgage, assignment, or agreement given to secure payment of money unless a certificate signed by the mortgagee, assignee, or person entitled to interest, or an authorized attorney or agent, setting forth that person's precise residence is attached and recorded with it (21 P.S. § 625).

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Realty Transfer Tax Statement of Value (REV-183) Statewide Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, Bureau of Individual Taxes
  Filed in duplicate with the Recorder of Deeds when (1) the full value/consideration is not set forth in the deed, (2) the deed is without consideration or by gift, or (3) a tax exemption is claimed

Submitting documents

Include a minimum of $1.00 to cover postage and return envelope, or a self-addressed stamped envelope. Attachments to Statement of Value forms submitted by eRecording are charged $.50 per page.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: 1979-1980 Regular Session HB 946 PN 3432 Bill Text · REV-183 Realty Transfer Tax Statement of Value and Instructions · Pennsylvania Statutes Title 21 P.S. Deeds and Mortgages § 625 · Register & Recorder - Crawford County Pennsylvania · Recorder of Deeds Fee Schedule - Crawford County Pennsylvania