McKean County PA

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McKean County, Pennsylvania Overview

McKean County is located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The county was formed in 1804 and named after Thomas McKean, second Governor of Pennsylvania. The county seat is Smethport. According to the U.S. Census Bureau of 2015, the county has a population of approximately 42,412people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 984 square miles of which 979 square miles is land and 5.0 square miles is water. McKean County borders the following counties: Cattaraugus County, New York to the north; Allegany County, New York to the northeast; Potter County to the east; Cameron County to the southeast; Elk County to the south; Forest County to the southwest and Warren County to the west. McKean County has 22 zip codes. The zip codes are 16720, 16701, 16724, 16725, 16726, 16727, 16729, 16730, 16731, 16732, 16733, 16735, 16738, 16333, 16740, 16743, 16744, 16745, 16748, 16749, 16750 and 15870. The most populated zip code is 16701.

McKean County Recorder of Deeds Office Information

The Recorder of Deeds office is responsible for the preservation of land records within McKean County.
The office acts as a collection agent for the Pennsylvania department of revenue along with the municipalities and school districts of McKean County for state and local realty transfer tax. The Recorder of Deeds Office also provides information of recording requirements as well as basic assistance and instruction on the use of office indexes and equipment. This office also provides photocopies of office records upon request for a fee. All records since the 1800’s are available to the public. The records from 1929 to present are computerized.

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These are the recording requirements to record documents with the Recorder of Deeds Office:

• Acknowledgment date cannot predate document date.
• Acknowledgment must include the following: county, state, date, person or corporate officer’s names and title of persons appearing, notary signature, seal and expiration date. If any missing, acknowledgment considered defective.
• Deeds and mortgages should indicate the property’s municipality, county and state.
• Numerical amount must match written amount on deeds and mortgages.
• Book and page numbers of mortgages must appear on all documents that refer back to this document.
• Transfer taxes or statement of value must accompany all transfers unless exemption is clearly stated in the deed (family transfers). Department of revenue requires statement of value to be fully complete.
• Multiple documents constituting one transaction must clearly indicate the order of recording; any re-recording expenses from improper order of recording will be paid by party submitting document.
• Re-recording of document must be re-acknowledged.
• Deed with transfer tax in more than one municipality must stipulate percentage of division of transfer taxes.
• Deeds and mortgages and assignments must have certified grantee/mortgagee address and must be signed.
• Stamped self-addressed envelope of sufficient size to accommodate documents must be included with every recording or request.

McKean County Recorder of Deeds

The physical address of the McKean County Recorder of Deeds Office is:

500 West Main Street,
Smethport, PA 16749
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (814) 887-3250
Fax: (814) 887-3255
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Anne Bosworth is the Recorder of Deeds of McKean County. She can be contacted at (814) 887-3250 or emailed at [email protected]

McKean County Recorder of Deeds Office Staff:

Michele Vogel, First Deputy
Email: [email protected]

Mc Kean County Recorder-Deeds Office
County Government Office

Address: 500 W Main St, Smethport, PA 16749, United States
Phone: 814-887-3250