North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Granville County, NC
Granville County (population 60,992) records real-property documents through the Granville 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.
Granville County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Granville County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 427, Oxford, NC 27565 (office: 101 Main Street, Oxford, NC 27565)
- Phone
- (919) 693-6314
- Checks payable to
- Granville County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Granville County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 for first 15 pages (deeds/other documents)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page ($64 first 35 pages for deeds of trust)
- Other fees
- $10.00 multi-instrument/additional; $10 notary oath; $5 first page/$2 addl for certified copies; excise tax due with deed filing
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Granville County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Granville County requires
- Cover sheet
- Not mandatory; statewide 3-inch top margin / 0.25-inch other margins rule applies (G.S. 161-14); $25 non-standard fee if non-compliant
- Submission & return
- Mail return of recorded original or pickup
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day for e-recording; several business days for mail submissions
Can you e-record in Granville County?
Yes. Granville County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Granville County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Granville 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, Indecomm, or by mail to Granville County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Granville County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Granville County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Granville County property are searchable at Granville County Tax Administration - Real Estate Search / GIS Hub. 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.