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Recording a Deed or Document in Macon County, GA
Macon County (population 12,080) records real-property documents through the Macon County Clerk of Superior Court (Macon Judicial Circuit). 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.
Macon County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Macon County Clerk of Superior Court (Macon Judicial Circuit)
- Mailing address
- 121 S. Sumter Street, Oglethorpe, GA 31068
- Phone
- 478-472-7661
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Macon County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (deeds/security deeds) - statewide statutory fee per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77 (HB 288, eff. 1/1/2020)
- Additional pages
- None - Georgia moved to flat per-instrument fee, not per-page, for deeds/security deeds/cancellations/assignments/liens (plats/condo plans remain $10 first page + $10/addl page)
- Other fees
- Statewide reference fee is $25 flat for most real property instruments, $2.00 per cross-reference to a prior instrument
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Macon County Clerk of Superior Court (Macon Judicial Circuit) before you mail a check.
What Macon County requires
- Hours & turnaround
- General GA reference: eRecorded documents ~2-3 business days, paper submissions up to 4 weeks
Can you e-record in Macon County?
Yes. Macon 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 Macon County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Macon 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 Macon County Clerk of Superior Court (Macon Judicial Circuit).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Macon County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Macon County property are searchable at Macon 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 Macon 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 Macon 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 Macon County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.