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Recording a Deed or Document in Evans County, GA
Evans County (population 10,773) records real-property documents through the Clerk of Superior Court of Evans County (Sheila S. Blackburn). 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.
Evans County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of Superior Court of Evans County (Sheila S. Blackburn)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 845, Claxton, GA 30417
- Phone
- (912) 739-3868
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Evans County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (deeds/security deeds), per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77 statewide fee schedule
- Additional pages
- No separate additional-page fee under the current flat-fee statute (page-based fee was eliminated statewide effective 1/1/2020)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of Superior Court of Evans County (Sheila S. Blackburn) before you mail a check.
What Evans County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin (clerk stamp/return info), 1-inch other margins, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, 10-pt+ font, per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-61
- Cover sheet
- No separate GA-specific cover sheet form is statutorily required for recording (unlike FL); statewide instrument formatting rule requires 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper with a 3-inch top margin for the clerk's notation and 1-inch margins elsewhere, 10-pt+ black font (O.C.G.A. § 15-6-61)
- Submission & return
- Recorded originals are generally returned by mail or via the eFile portal once GSCCCA processing completes
- Hours & turnaround
- GSCCCA eFiled real estate documents in participating counties typically process within a few business days
Can you e-record in Evans County?
Evans 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 Evans County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Evans 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 Court of Evans County (Sheila S. Blackburn).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Evans County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Evans County property are searchable at Evans County 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 Evans 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 Evans 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 Evans County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.