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Recording a Deed or Document in Terrell County, GA
Terrell County (population 9,184) records real-property documents through the Terrell 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.
Terrell County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Terrell County Clerk of Superior Court
- Mailing address
- PO Box 189, Dawson, GA 39842 (physical: 499 Rountree Dr SW, Dawson, GA 39842)
- Phone
- (229) 995-2631
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Terrell County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (deed) — O.C.G.A. §15-6-77 as amended by HB 288, effective 1/1/2020
- Additional pages
- $0 — flat fee statewide regardless of page count under HB 288
- Other fees
- $25.00 each for related instruments (cancellation of security deed, assignment of deed, etc.)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Terrell County Clerk of Superior Court before you mail a check.
What Terrell County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 white paper or digital equivalent, per O.C.G.A. §44-2-14 (statewide)
- Cover sheet
- No dedicated cover sheet required in GA; deed must meet O.C.G.A. §44-2-14 margin/paper rules (3-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper)
- Submission & return
- GA clerks typically mail original back or provide via GSCCCA eCertification for e-recorded documents
Can you e-record in Terrell County?
Terrell 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 Terrell County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Terrell 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 Terrell 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 Terrell County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Terrell County property are searchable at Terrell 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 Terrell 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 Terrell 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 Terrell County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.