Georgia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Sumter County, GA
Sumter County (population 29,615) records real-property documents through the Sumter 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.
Sumter County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sumter County Clerk of Superior Court
- Mailing address
- 108 Lamar Street, Suite 201, Americus, GA 31709
- Phone
- 229-928-4537
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Sumter County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (O.C.G.A. 15-6-77, as amended by HB 288, eff. 1/1/2020)
- Additional pages
- Included in flat $25 fee - no separate per-page charge under current statute
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sumter County Clerk of Superior Court before you mail a check.
What Sumter County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard GA recording requires legible copy, margin for clerk stamp, PT-61 for deeds
- Cover sheet
- PT-61 Real Estate Transfer Tax Form required for deeds; standard GA margin/legibility rules apply
Can you e-record in Sumter County?
Sumter 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 Sumter County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Sumter 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 Sumter 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 Sumter County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sumter County property are searchable at Sumter County Board of Tax Assessors (qPublic). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Sumter 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 Sumter 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 Sumter County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.