You may obtain an official copy by visiting the Recorder of Deeds office or by mail. To obtain a copy by mail complete the Deed Copy Order Form (pdf).

The Register of Deeds Office provides deed copies at $.05 per page in the office. You may also obtain a copy by visiting the Online Search on our web site.

The fastest way to obtain this information is to come to this office. We are located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola. Computer terminals are located within our office and are available to the public during normal business hours to research mortgages, deeds and other documents affecting real property within Nassau County. Knowing your section, block, and lot will be helpful when researching a property.

The uses that are allowed on a particular lot are governed by the regulations for the zoning district in which the lot is located and other general regulations. The minimum yard requirements, more commonly referred to as "setback requirements", along with other location regulations, restrict the location of structures on a lot. The setback requirements vary by zoning district.

Individuals who are having disagreements with the property owner next door usually ask this question. The Township does not have surveys of individual properties. The Township has aerial photographs, but they would not be considered reliable, accurate or exact for the purpose of locating a specific property boundary. To accurately locate property boundaries, it would be necessary to hire a registered land surveyor.

The Register of Deeds Office provides map copies at $.05 per page for a single plot map. You may also visit the Ashe County Tax Mapping web site.

this time our office is not linked with the Clerk of the Circuit Court's office for you to access a copy of a deed. Click here to connect to the Clerk's office to search their site for the instrument. (If you follow the link to the Clerk of the Circuit Court's office, you will redirected from the Property Appraiser site and be connected with the Clerk's website. Any questions that arise while viewing that page should be directed to the Clerk's office.)

There is a computerized index of Grantor and Grantee information that is available in the Recorder's vault for public use. Grantor means the seller and Grantee means the buyer. In order to locate a copy of your deed, you would search for your name as the Grantee since you are the one that last bought the property.