Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Pike County, AL
Pike County (population 33,009) records real-property documents through the Pike County Probate Office (Judge of Probate). 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.
Pike County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Pike County Probate Office (Judge of Probate)
- Mailing address
- 120 W. Church Street, Room 41 (Probate), Troy, AL 36081
- Phone
- (334) 566-1246
- Website
- pikeprobate.com/recording
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Pike County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $14.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page; $1.00 each additional grantor/grantee name beyond 2/2
- Other fees
- Deed tax $0.50/$500 (or $1.00/$1,000); $1.00 "no tax" stamp fee if no deed tax owed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Pike County Probate Office (Judge of Probate) before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Pike County?
Pike 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 Pike County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Pike 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 Pike County Probate Office (Judge of Probate).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Pike County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Pike County property are searchable at Pike County Revenue Commissioner - 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 Pike 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 Pike 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 Pike County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.