Georgia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wilkes County, GA
Wilkes County (population 9,562) records real-property documents through the Wilkes 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.
Wilkes County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wilkes County Clerk of Superior Court
- Mailing address
- 23 Court Street, Room 301, Washington, GA 30673
- Phone
- (706) 678-2423 (fax 706-678-2115)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wilkes County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per deed/instrument (statewide flat fee, O.C.G.A. 15-6-77, HB 288, eff. 1/1/2020)
- Additional pages
- No per-page fee for deeds/security deeds (flat regardless of page count); Plats/maps $10.00
- Other fees
- $2.00 per cross-reference (statewide standard)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wilkes County Clerk of Superior Court before you mail a check.
What Wilkes County requires
- Cover sheet
- Georgia statewide requirement: 3-inch blank top margin on first page (1-inch other margins); cover sheet available from Clerk's office if margin not met
Can you e-record in Wilkes County?
Wilkes 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 Wilkes County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Wilkes 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 Wilkes 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 Wilkes County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wilkes County property are searchable at Wilkes 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 Wilkes 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 Wilkes 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 Wilkes County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.