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Recording a Deed or Document in Cherokee County, GA
Cherokee County (population 266,594) records real-property documents through the Cherokee County Clerk of Superior Court – Deeds and Records. 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.
Cherokee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cherokee County Clerk of Superior Court – Deeds and Records
- Mailing address
- Cherokee County Clerk of Court, Deeds & Records, 90 North Street, Suite G-150, Canton, GA 30114
- Phone
- 678-493-6540
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. for in-person filing
- Checks payable to
- Cherokee County Clerk of Court
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, GSCCCA eFile
Cherokee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per deed
- Additional pages
- None; flat fee per document
- Other fees
- Credit cards accepted in office only, with a 3% fee; personal and starter checks not accepted
- Transfer tax on deeds
- $1.00 per $1,000 of sale price ($0.10 per $100), paid to the Clerk of Superior Court at recording with the PT-61 form
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cherokee County Clerk of Superior Court – Deeds and Records before you mail a check.
What Cherokee County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 or 8.5 x 14 in. paper; 3-inch top margin on page 1; return address at the top left of the document
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet; a PT-61 form (completed online at gsccca.org) is required with all deeds
Checked against official Cherokee County and Georgia sources on October 6, 2026: cherokeecourtclerk.com, dor.georgia.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Cherokee County?
Yes. Cherokee County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, GSCCCA eFile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Cherokee County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Cherokee 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, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, GSCCCA eFile, or by mail to Cherokee County Clerk of Superior Court – Deeds and Records.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Cherokee County Clerk of Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Cherokee County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Cherokee County property are searchable at Cherokee County Tax Assessor's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.