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Recording a Deed or Document in Mitchell County, NC
Mitchell County (population 14,903) records real-property documents through the Mitchell 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.
Mitchell County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mitchell County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 26 Crimson Laurel Circle, Suite 4, Bakersville, NC 28705
- Phone
- 828-688-2139 ext. 1402
- Checks payable to
- Mitchell County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Mitchell County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (deeds/other instruments, first 15 pages); Deeds of Trust $64.00 first 35 pages
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $10.00 per additional instrument (multi-instrument); $25.00 non-standard document surcharge; excise tax due with deed filing
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Mitchell County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Mitchell County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide NC standard: 3-inch blank top margin first page for recording stamp, 2-inch margins elsewhere, black ink, min. 9-point font, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper
- Submission & return
- Mailed back to submitter or returned electronically via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to a few business days
Can you e-record in Mitchell County?
Mitchell 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 Mitchell County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Mitchell 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 Mitchell County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Mitchell County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Mitchell County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mitchell County property are searchable at Mitchell County Tax Assessor - Public Access 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.