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Recording a Deed or Document in Oglethorpe County, GA
Oglethorpe County (population 14,826) records real-property documents through the Clerk of Superior Court, Oglethorpe 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.
Oglethorpe County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of Superior Court, Oglethorpe County
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 68, Lexington, GA 30648 (physical: 111 West Main Street, Lexington, GA 30648)
- Phone
- (706) 743-5731
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of Superior Court, Oglethorpe County (statewide convention; not separately confirmed)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Oglethorpe County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat (deeds/security deeds) per O.C.G.A. §15-6-77 (statewide, HB 288 eff. 1/1/2020)
- Additional pages
- None — Georgia uses a flat statewide fee regardless of page count
- Other fees
- $2.00 per cross-reference (statewide)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of Superior Court, Oglethorpe County before you mail a check.
What Oglethorpe County requires
- Cover sheet
- Statewide format rules apply (3" top margin, 1" other margins, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 white paper)
- Submission & return
- GA mandates eFiling via GSCCCA since 1/1/2025 for self-filers
Can you e-record in Oglethorpe County?
Yes. Oglethorpe County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Oglethorpe County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Oglethorpe 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, or by mail to Clerk of Superior Court, Oglethorpe County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of Superior Court, Oglethorpe County (statewide convention; not separately confirmed).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Oglethorpe County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Oglethorpe County property are searchable at Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.