Find Morris County Phone Directory

Morris County keeps a thorough phone directory of government offices and public contacts for over 509,000 residents across 39 municipalities. Morristown is the county seat and home to the Hall of Records where the clerk's office operates. This phone directory helps you reach the Morris County Clerk, Surrogate's Court, tax board, and other public offices by phone. Whether you live in Parsippany-Troy Hills or any other Morris County town, use the contacts below to connect with the right department for your records search.

Morris County Clerk Phone Numbers

Ann F. Grossi, Esq. serves as the Morris County Clerk, elected through 2028. The office is in the Hall of Records Administration Building at 10 Court Street, 1st Floor, Morristown, NJ 07963. The mailing address is P.O. Box 315. The main phone number is (973) 285-6059, with a fax at (973) 285-6171. Hours run Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

The Deputy County Clerk is Anna McMahon at (973) 285-6058. The Chief Clerk is Laura Roberts at (973) 285-6066. The Confidential Aide is Ann Bedkowski at (973) 285-6130. Eugene Natoli can be reached at (973) 285-6065. Each of these contacts is part of the Morris County phone directory for the clerk's office. Save these numbers if you often need records from this office.

The Morris County Clerk's Office records deeds, mortgages, liens, and other documents that affect real property. Recording gives public notice of property interests as required by New Jersey statutes. The office also processes passports, handles notary public commissions, and registers business trade names.

Note: First published in 1906, the Morris County Manual serves as a full guide to government contacts across all 39 municipalities.

Morris County Property Records Search

The Morris County Clerk offers deeds searchable online back to 1964. Each deed states from whom the seller bought the property. This lets you trace a title without dealing with periodic street renumbering. For example, Acorn Hall was once 35 Morris Avenue but is now 68 Morris Avenue. The primary search point is buyer or seller names. Results can be sorted by date to trace ownership back to the earliest available transfer.

How far back you can go online depends on how long past owners held the property. If the earliest available resident was a longtime owner, you might reach the late 1800s. But if the property changed hands often, your search may only go back to the 1950s. Maps filed by developers are available online back to the 1800s. For example, surveys of George Chrystal's land in Dover can be found for 1869, 1910, and 1996.

The Morris County Clerk's website provides several digital search tools. The Morris County Clerk's Land Records Information System lets you search by name, address, or document type. The Morris County Tax Board Property Records Search gives assessment details. The Morris County GIS Portal offers interactive property boundary maps. Basic searches are free. Fees may apply for viewing or downloading document images.

For items not online, use the Records Vault service on the Morris County Clerk's website. The vault holds historical documents, maps, and records from before 1964. Property records in Morris County are public under both OPRA and specific recording statutes. Anyone can access them without giving a reason, as set by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.

Morris County Surrogate Phone Directory

The Morris County Surrogate's Office is at 10 Court Street, 5th Floor, Morristown, NJ 07963. The mailing address is P.O. Box 900. Call (973) 285-6500 or fax (973) 829-8599. Heather J. Darling, Esq. serves as Surrogate, elected through 2029.

The Deputy Surrogate is Christopher Luongo, Esq. at (973) 285-6492. The Special Deputy is Ali Robertson-Kenny, Esq. at (973) 285-6500. The Chief of Staff is Christina Ramirez at (973) 285-6069. The Surrogate's Court handles probate, estate administration, will validation, guardianship appointments, and adoption records. Historical probate records are available through the New Jersey State Archives, which hold surrogate records dating back to the 1700s.

The State Archives hold 45.76 cubic feet of paper records and 282 reels of microfilm for Morris County. These include Sheriff E.W. Cory's Transcription of Account of Sales from 1887 to 1906 and Surrogate's Office case files. The Morris County Archives at 300 Mendham Road, Morristown, can be reached at 973-829-8114. They maintain historical county records separate from the State Archives collection.

Public Records Access in Morris County

Under OPRA (N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5), Morris County must respond to records requests within seven business days. You can submit requests in person, by mail, or through the NJ OPRA Portal. Electronic records sent by email are typically free. Standard copy fees are $0.05 per letter-size page and $0.07 per legal-size page.

The Morris County phone directory covers many offices that handle different types of records. The clerk manages land documents and election records. The surrogate keeps probate files. The tax board maintains assessment data. Each office has its own custodian who handles OPRA requests. The Government Records Council serves as the appeals body if any request is denied.

Common phone directory searches for Morris County include:

• Deed and mortgage records from the clerk
• Probate and estate files from the surrogate
• Tax assessment data from the tax board
• Election and voter records from the clerk
• Historical maps and subdivision plats

Morris County documents are updated within 1 to 3 business days of recording. While basic searches are free, fees may apply for downloading images. Creating a user account provides enhanced search capabilities.

Note: If penalties apply for OPRA violations, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-11 sets fines of $1,000 for a first offense, $2,500 for a second within ten years, and $5,000 for a third.

Morris County Directory Services

The Morris County Clerk also handles several community services. The office administers voter registration, processes vote-by-mail applications, and maintains election records. It works with the Morris County Board of Elections and Commissioner of Registration to run elections across the county's 39 municipalities.

Business owners in Morris County can register trade names through the clerk's office. This is required by state law for any business using a name other than the owner's legal name. The office also administers oaths for notaries public and maintains records of notary commissions. Notary certificate forms and application steps are on the clerk's website. The New Jersey State Library also digitally archives legislative histories that outline how state laws were passed, giving context to Morris County rules.

Cities in Morris County

Morris County has 39 municipalities. All are served by the county clerk in Morristown. Use the Morris County phone directory above for contacts that cover records from every town in the county.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Morris County. Visit their phone directory pages if you need contacts or public records from a neighboring area.