Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Etowah County, AL
Etowah County (population 103,436) records real-property documents through the Etowah County Judge of Probate (Becky Nordgren area - Probate Judge 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.
Etowah County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Etowah County Judge of Probate (Becky Nordgren area - Probate Judge office)
- Mailing address
- Etowah County Judge of Probate, P.O. Box 187, Gadsden, AL 35902 (physical: 800 Forrest Ave, Suite 122, Gadsden, AL 35901)
- Phone
- (256) 549-1444; fax (256) 549-5400
- Checks payable to
- Etowah County Judge of Probate
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Etowah County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $16.00 first page (all instruments incl. deeds/mortgages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 each additional page; +$5.00 surcharge if over 10 pages
- Other fees
- 2 grantors/2 grantees allowance, $1.00 per additional name; deed tax $0.50/$500; mortgage tax $0.15/$100
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Etowah County Judge of Probate (Becky Nordgren area - Probate Judge office) before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Etowah County?
Etowah County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Etowah County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Etowah County's formatting rules: 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 by mail to Etowah County Judge of Probate (Becky Nordgren area - Probate Judge office).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Etowah County Judge of Probate.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Etowah County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Etowah County property are searchable at Etowah County Revenue Commissioner (Becky Nordgren) - Online Record Search / Parcel Viewer. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Etowah 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 Etowah 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 (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Etowah County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.