Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Limestone County, AL
Limestone County (population 103,570) records real-property documents through the Limestone County Probate Judge. 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.
Limestone County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Limestone County Probate Judge
- Mailing address
- Limestone County Probate Judge, 100 South Clinton Street, Suite D, Athens, AL 35611
- Phone
- (256) 233-6427
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30; hand-delivered documents must arrive by 3:30 pm
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Limestone County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $4.00 for the first page (includes probate fee)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page
- Other fees
- Extra indexes or references $1.00 each after 2; mortgage tax $1.50 per $1,000 (rounded up to next $100)
- Transfer tax on deeds
- Deed tax $1.00 per $1,000 of value (rounded up to the next $500), minimum $0.50, paid to the Probate Judge at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Limestone County Probate Judge before you mail a check.
What Limestone County requires
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet. Deeds must include a Real Estate Sales Validation Form, and you must state the total purchase price or value.
- Submission & return
- Recorded originals are mailed back in the self-addressed stamped envelope you include (required with all mailed documents)
Checked against official Limestone County and Alabama sources on October 6, 2026: limestonecounty-al.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Limestone County?
Limestone 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 Limestone County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Limestone 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 by mail to Limestone County Probate Judge.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Limestone County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Limestone County property are searchable at Limestone County Revenue Commissioner (Real Property Search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Limestone 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 Limestone 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 Limestone County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.