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Recording a Deed or Document in Wilkinson County, GA
Wilkinson County (population 8,875) records real-property documents through the Clerk of Superior Court, Wilkinson 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.
Wilkinson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of Superior Court, Wilkinson County
- Mailing address
- PO Box 250, Irwinton, GA 31042 (physical: 100 Bacon Street, Irwinton, GA 31042)
- Phone
- (478) 946-4314 / main office (478) 946-4312
- Website
- wilkinsonclerkofcourt.com
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wilkinson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat (GA statewide statutory fee effective 1/1/2020, HB 288; applies to deeds, security deeds, cancellations, assignments, most real estate instruments)
- Additional pages
- Included in the $25 flat fee for most real estate documents (Georgia moved to flat per-document fee, not per-page, in 2020); plats/condominium floor plans are $10 first page + $10 each additional page; cross-references are $2 each
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of Superior Court, Wilkinson County before you mail a check.
What Wilkinson County requires
- Page formatting
- Georgia statewide GSCCCA standard: 3-inch top margin on first page for recording stamp/return address; 1-inch margins elsewhere; 10-point minimum font, black ink; PT-61 transfer tax form required with all deed transfers, filed online via GSCCCA
- Cover sheet
- Follows Georgia statewide GSCCCA recording standards: 3-inch blank top margin required on first page (for clerk's recording notation/return address), 1-inch margins elsewhere, minimum 10-point black-ink font; a cover sheet is required/provided if a document does not meet the 3-inch top margin rule. PT-61 real estate transfer tax form must accompany all deeds transferring property (completed online via GSCCCA).
- Hours & turnaround
- Contact clerk's office
Can you e-record in Wilkinson County?
Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Wilkinson 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 Clerk of Superior Court, Wilkinson County.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wilkinson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wilkinson County property are searchable at Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.