Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Blount County, AL
Blount County (population 59,134) records real-property documents through the Blount County Probate Office. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Blount County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Blount County Probate Office
- Mailing address
- Blount County Courthouse, Probate Office, 220 2nd Avenue East, Oneonta, AL 35121
- Phone
- 205-973-0584
- Website
- blountcountyalprobate.com
- Checks payable to
- Judge of Probate (Blount County)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Blount County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $8.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Deed tax $0.50 per $500 (rounded up); mineral rights documentary tax $0.15/acre, $1.00 minimum
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Blount County Probate Office before you mail a check.
What Blount County requires
- Page formatting
- Alabama statewide standard formatting rules (margins/blank space/font) apply
- Submission & return
- Mail-back or e-recording confirmation
Can you e-record in Blount County?
Yes. Blount County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Blount County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Blount County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Blount County Probate Office.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Judge of Probate (Blount County).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Blount County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Blount County property are searchable at Blount County Revenue Commissioner (Gregg Armstrong). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Blount County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Blount County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Blount County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.