North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Greene County, NC
Greene County (population 20,451) records real-property documents through the Greene 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.
Greene County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Greene County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 301 N. Greene Street, Snow Hill, NC 28580 (P.O. Box 86, Snow Hill, NC 28580)
- Phone
- (252) 747-3620
- Checks payable to
- Greene County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Greene 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; excise tax due with deed; e-filed documents require true-copy certification page plus vendor fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Greene County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Greene County requires
- Cover sheet
- Not mandatory; statewide 3-inch top margin / 0.25-inch other margins rule applies (G.S. 161-14)
- Submission & return
- Mail return of recorded original or pickup
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day/minutes via e-recording vendors; several business days for mail
Can you e-record in Greene County?
Yes. Greene 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 Greene County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Greene 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 Greene County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Greene County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Greene County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Greene County property are searchable at Greene County GIS / Tax Office 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.