This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. Suffolk County Residents Directory is privately operated. We cannot retrieve or certify records, establish who lives at an address, or amend a government index. Direct those requests to the custodian. For an emergency, call 911. For stalking or harassment concerns, contact local police.
Finding a Specific Suffolk Record
These are the most direct paths for common Suffolk County research needs:
- Property or address research: use the Suffolk County street directory
- Printed volumes and past households: use the Suffolk County directory book
- One-person verification: use the Suffolk County resident lookup
- Office contacts and rolls: visit Suffolk County resident records offices
- Records absent from an online portal: make a written request under the Massachusetts Public Records Law to the office that holds the record
Suffolk Registry of Deeds: 24 New Chardon Street, Boston, MA 02114; general line (617) 788-8575; research and document-search line (617) 788-6221. Research hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; recording ends at 4:15 p.m. The Registry is the appropriate contact for deed-index and recorded-land questions.
Boston City Archives: 201 Rivermoor Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132; (617) 635-1195. Public-collection access is affected by shelving work through spring 2027, so confirm appointment and access status before traveling. For a Revere municipal record, the City Clerk is Ashley Melnik, 281 Broadway, Revere, MA 02151, (781) 286-8160.