North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hyde County, NC
Hyde County (population 4,589) records real-property documents through the Hyde 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.
Hyde County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hyde County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Hyde County Register of Deeds, 30 Oyster Creek Road, P.O. Box 294, Swan Quarter, NC 27885
- Phone
- (252) 926-4182
- Checks payable to
- Hyde County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hyde County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 first 15 pages (deeds/general instruments); $64.00 first 35 pages (deeds of trust)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- Non-standard document surcharge $25.00; multi-instrument $10.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hyde County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Hyde County requires
- Page formatting
- NC statewide standard: 8.5x11" or 8.5x14" white paper, black ink, legible font, 3"x3" blank recording space upper right of first page
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet mandated; NC statute requires 3"x3" blank space top right corner of first page
- Submission & return
- Original recorded document returned by mail (fax available: 252-926-3710)
- Hours & turnaround
- 1-2 weeks for mailed submissions (no e-recording option)
Can you e-record in Hyde County?
Hyde 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 Hyde County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Hyde 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 Hyde County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hyde County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Hyde County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Hyde County property are searchable at Hyde County Tax Department / Land Records. 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.