Georgia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Burke County, GA
Burke County (population 24,594) records real-property documents through the Clerk of Superior, State and Juvenile Court, Burke County. 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.
Burke County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of Superior, State and Juvenile Court, Burke County
- Mailing address
- Burke County Judicial Center, 200 East 6th Street, PO Box 803, Waynesboro, GA 30830
- Phone
- 706-554-2279
- Checks payable to
- Typically 'Clerk of Superior Court, Burke County'
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Burke County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (deed/security deed), statewide per O.C.G.A. 15-6-77 (HB 288, eff. 2020) - Burke-specific fee schedule page not located/confirmed
- Additional pages
- None - flat statewide fee for deeds/security deeds
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of Superior, State and Juvenile Court, Burke County before you mail a check.
What Burke County requires
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet by statute; statewide O.C.G.A. 44-2-14 3-inch top margin/1-inch other margins/white letter or legal paper/preparer+return-to info on page 1
Can you e-record in Burke County?
Burke 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 Burke County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Burke 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 Clerk of Superior, State and Juvenile Court, Burke County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Typically 'Clerk of Superior Court, Burke County'.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Burke County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Burke County property are searchable at Burke County Tax Assessor's Office (Board of Tax Assessors). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Burke 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 Burke 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 Burke County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.