North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Jones County, NC
Jones County (population 9,172) records real-property documents through the Jones 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.
Jones County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Jones County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Jones County Register of Deeds, 110 S Market Street, Trenton, NC 28585
- Phone
- (252) 448-7571
- Checks payable to
- Jones County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Jones 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 Jones County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Jones County requires
- 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 to submitter
- Hours & turnaround
- 1-2 weeks for mailed submissions (no e-recording option)
Can you e-record in Jones County?
Jones 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 Jones County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Jones 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 Jones County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Jones County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Jones County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Jones County property are searchable at Jones County Tax Department / Real Property. 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.