Georgia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Harris County, GA
Harris County (population 34,666) records real-property documents through the Harris County Clerk of Superior Court. 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.
Harris County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Harris County Clerk of Superior Court
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 528, Hamilton, GA 31811 (physical: 102 North College Street, Hamilton, GA 31811)
- Phone
- 706-628-4944
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Harris County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (deed recording, effective 1/1/2020 under HB 288)
- Additional pages
- None — flat statewide fee regardless of page count
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Harris County Clerk of Superior Court before you mail a check.
What Harris County requires
- Cover sheet
- eFiling via GSCCCA required for self-filers since 1/1/2025; no separate paper cover sheet confirmed
Can you e-record in Harris County?
Harris 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 Harris County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Harris 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 Harris County Clerk of Superior Court.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Harris County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Harris County property are searchable at Harris County Tax Assessors Office (Chief Appraiser: Shalee R. Mallory). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Harris 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 Harris 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 Harris County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.