North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Anson County, NC
Anson County (population 22,055) records real-property documents through the Anson County Register of Deeds. 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.
Anson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Anson County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Anson County Register of Deeds, 101 S. Greene Street, Suite 131, Wadesboro, NC 28170
- Phone
- 704-994-3208
- Checks payable to
- Anson County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Anson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deeds and other documents: $26.00 (first 15 pages); Deeds of Trust: $64.00 (up to 35 pages)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page beyond base tier
- Other fees
- Non-standard document fee $25.00; multiple-instrument fee $10.00 each additional instrument; oath of notary $10.00; certified documents $5.00 first page/$2.00 each additional page (excludes vitals); re-recording/certified-copy filing fee reduced by the $2 verification fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Anson County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Anson County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 white paper, black ink, minimum 9-point font, 3-inch top margin on first page, 1/2-inch margin on all other margins (first page) and all margins on subsequent pages; single-sided text only
Can you e-record in Anson County?
Yes. Anson County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Anson County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Anson 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, ePN, or by mail to Anson County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Anson County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Anson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Anson County property are searchable at Anson County GIS Property Search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in North Carolina
North Carolina requires notarized signatures from both the record owner and the purchaser, plus an expiration date (N.C. Gen. Stat. §47-119.1). See the states we file in.