About iAbstract
What iAbstract is — and what it isn't
iAbstract is a reference site for county records: where they live, who keeps them, and how to reach the professionals who work with them. It is not an abstracting company. This page explains the difference.
If you emailed us about a title search
Title companies regularly write to us asking for a search in this or that county — an understandable mix-up, but a mix-up all the same. iAbstract is the directory, not the abstractor. Two pages will get your order where it needs to go:
The county's own offices
Every county page lists its recorder, assessor, treasurer, clerk, and probate offices — verified phone numbers, official websites, and links to online record searches where they exist.
Browse by stateAbstractors who cover the county
The provider directory lists title abstractors, searchers, and related professionals by the counties they actually serve — find one, then contact them directly.
Find a providerWhat iAbstract is
A nationwide directory of the county offices where America's property records live — currently 9,676 recorder, assessor, treasurer, clerk, and probate offices across 3,234 counties and 57 states and territories. Each office page carries contact details checked against official county sources, and each county page flags whether its records are searchable online — free, by subscription, or in-person only.
Alongside the government offices, a directory of independent title and abstracting professionals, organized by the counties they cover, so out-of-area orders can find local hands.
And one screening tool we operate ourselves: Patriot Search, which checks transaction parties against the U.S. Treasury's OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list and returns results in minutes with a record of exactly which list version was screened, for your compliance file. Sanctions screening is a database check, not judgment work — which is why it's the kind of search we automate.
What iAbstract is not
- Not a title or abstracting company
- iAbstract does not examine title, prepare abstracts, or issue commitments, policies, or opinions. If you email us a search order, there is no production department here to run it.
- Not a government office
- iAbstract is not affiliated with any county. We cannot record documents, certify copies, or retrieve filings on a county's behalf — the county pages tell you who can.
- Not a middleman on courthouse work
- When you find an abstractor here, you deal with them directly. iAbstract is not in the middle of the engagement, the pricing, or the work product.
- A listing is not an endorsement
- Service providers manage their own pages and coverage claims. Vet a provider the way you would one found anywhere else.
Where the data comes from
Office names, phone numbers, websites, and record-search links are compiled from and verified against official county sources. Counties reorganize, renumber, and redesign their websites constantly, so each office page shows what we know and how confident we are in it — and entries are rechecked over time rather than left to age.
Spot something out of date? Corrections are welcome through the contact form. Providers keep their own pages current from their dashboards.
Start with the county, and the rest follows.