Georgia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Johnson County, GA
Johnson County (population 9,188) records real-property documents through the Clerk of Superior Court, Johnson 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.
Johnson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of Superior Court, Johnson County
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 321, Wrightsville, GA 31096
- Phone
- (478) 864-3484
- Website
- johnsonco.org/clerkcourt
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Johnson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per deed/instrument (O.C.G.A. §15-6-77, statewide effective 1/1/2020)
- Additional pages
- No per-page fee; flat $25 regardless of page count
- Other fees
- $25.00 each for security deeds/assignment/lien recordings; plats/maps $10.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of Superior Court, Johnson County before you mail a check.
What Johnson County requires
- Page formatting
- Fee/margin rules statutory statewide; Assessor's office at P.O. Box 269, Wrightsville, GA 31096, (478)864-3325 ext.2 - separate from Clerk of Court mailing address above.
- Cover sheet
- No FL-style cover sheet; PT-61 real estate transfer tax eForm required via GSCCCA for conveyance deeds; statewide 3-inch top margin/1-inch other margins, 8.5x11 white paper, min. 10-pt font formatting rules apply.
Can you e-record in Johnson County?
Yes. Johnson County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Johnson County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Johnson 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, or by mail to Clerk of Superior Court, Johnson County.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Johnson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Johnson County property are searchable at Johnson County Tax Assessors (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 Johnson 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.