Franklin County Commissioners

What Franklin County Commissioners does

Franklin County Registry of Deeds, operating under the Franklin County Commissioners, is a county government office headquartered in Farmington, Maine, that serves as the statutory custodian of land records and property deeds for Franklin County. The office provides the public with access to deeds, registry plans, mortgage documentation, and subdivision records, serving general property owners, professional title searchers and abstractors, and surveyors/land planners across more than 50 municipalities within the county. Susan Black serves as the Register of Deeds overseeing operations.

The office's core product is an online land records search system hosted at franklincountydeedsme.com, powered by Browntech technology. The platform supports search by name, book and page, entry date, and instrument number, and provides access to scanned documents and indexes. The grantor/grantee online index covers records from 1984 forward, while scanned indexes covering 1838 to 1983 have been digitized in their original form. Document viewing relies on the Browntech Image Plugin for Windows/Internet Explorer users and a Java Applet for cross-platform and Apple compatibility, indicating a legacy client-side architecture.

As a government entity, the Registry is funded through Franklin County appropriations rather than commercial revenue. It generates modest fee income from recording fees, certified copies, and document printing beyond the 500 free prints per year granted as of October 9, 2013. The go-to-market is purely direct-to-public access via the website, the in-person Farmington office, and inclusion in the Maine Registry of Deeds statewide portal; the office conducts no traditional sales or marketing activity. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, or proprietary technology beyond the contracted Browntech platform are evidenced.

Name

Franklin County Commissioners

Legal name

Franklin County Registry of Deeds

Website

https://franklincountydeedsme.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Franklin County Registry of Deeds is a Maine county government office that records and provides public online access to land deeds, registry plans, and property records for Franklin County residents, title professionals, and surveyors, using a Browntech-powered web platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Land Records / Public Records Services

NAICS

Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191)

SIC

Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

Document Preparation & Recording Services (Deeds, Liens) (BPAJAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Title Search & Examination (BPAJAOAB), Abstracting Services (Title Abstracts) (BPAJAOAC)

Keywords

• County land records
• Public deed registry
• Property records search
• Government records access
• Registry of deeds

Headquarters

HQ city

Farmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government-funded Public Service: The Registry of Deeds operates as a government office funded by Franklin County, Maine. The office provides public access to land records as a core government service. Revenue generation through fees may occur for document copies, certified copies, and recording fees, but specific fee details are not publicly disclosed on the website beyond the 500 free prints per year policy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Franklin County Registry of Deeds, operated under the Franklin County Commissioners, is a county government office that provides public access to land records, property deeds, registry plans, and historical documents for Franklin County, Maine. The core service is an online research platform that allows users to search for property records by name, book & page, entry date, instrument number, and scanned indexes, with records dating back to 1838. The office also provides in-person deed recording services, document retrieval, certified copies, and customer support at the Farmington, Maine office.

Product overview

Franklin County Registry of Deeds Online Search is a single, unified online platform that provides the public full access to land records, property deeds, and registry documents. The system offers multiple search methods including name search, book & page search, instrument number search, scanned index search, and plan search. Documents and indexes are available online, with the grantor/grantee index available from 1984 forward and scanned indexes from 1838 to 1983. Users can search by name, town, document type, and date range, and can add documents to a print cart for ordering certified copies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Franklin County Registry of Deeds Online Search An online land records search system providing public access to property deeds, registry records, and plans filed at the Franklin County Registry of Deeds office. Includes name search, book & page search, instrument number search, entry date search, and scanned index functionality for the public, title searchers, surveyors, and legal professionals in Franklin County, Maine.

Quantifiable outcome

• Records available online 24/7 without office visit requirements

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Browntech, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationBrowntech, Inc. provides the core technology platform powering the Franklin County Registry of Deeds website. This includes the Browntech Image Plugin for viewing and printing documents in Internet Explorer on Windows systems, as well as the Browntech Java Applet for cross-platform compatibility. Browntech handles technical support, hosting, and provides the underlying infrastructure for the land records database and search functionality.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Stewart Title: Major national title insurance and real estate services provider with overlapping title search, examination, and settlement operations that consume county registry outputs. Broad incumbent in the same vertical.
• First American Title Insurance Company: National title insurance and settlement services giant that performs the same title search, examination, and recording coordination functions the Registry supports. Comparable in the downstream title abstract and settlement value chain.
• CoreLogic (now ICE Mortgage Technology): Large data and analytics provider serving the real estate and mortgage industry with property records, title data, and document imaging capabilities comparable to registry functions at scale.

Emerging players

• NETR Online: Online portal aggregating public records from county recorders across the U.S., including land records. Comparable as a complementary/substitute access route to county registry data.
• Reonomy: Commercial property intelligence platform sourcing data from county recorders nationwide. Adjacent substitute for direct registry access for abstractors and investors.
• PropertyShark: Commercial real estate data aggregator that pulls county recorder data and repackages it for professionals. Comparable as a downstream consumer and substitute access channel for the same underlying records.

Direct peers

• Androscoggin County Registry of Deeds: Adjacent Maine county registry offering the same deed recording, online indexing, and document retrieval services via the same Browntech platform. Closest operational peer.
• Cumberland County Registry of Deeds: Another Maine county registry of deeds providing identical statutory land records, online search, and recording services. Direct structural peer operating under the same Maine legal framework and statewide portal.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/franklin-county-commissioners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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