North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Onslow County, NC
Onslow County (population 204,576) records real-property documents through the Onslow 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.
Onslow County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Onslow County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 109 Old Bridge Street, Jacksonville, NC 28540 (office address 602 Anne Street, Jacksonville, NC 28540)
- Phone
- 910-347-3451
- Checks payable to
- Onslow County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Onslow County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 first 15 pages (general instruments); Deeds of Trust/Mortgages $64.00 first 35 pages
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page; Plats $21 per sheet (must be 18x24 in.)
- Other fees
- Multi-instrument documents $10.00 per additional instrument; excise tax $1 per $500 of consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Onslow County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Onslow County requires
- Page formatting
- NC statewide standard formatting (3-in top margin, 1/2-in other margins, 8.5x11/8.5x14 paper, black ink, min 9-10pt font, single-sided); avoid covering wet-ink notary seals with sticky notes (causes scanning issues)
- Submission & return
- Mail with self-addressed stamped envelope, or in person
Can you e-record in Onslow County?
Yes. Onslow 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 Onslow County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Onslow 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 Onslow County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Onslow County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Onslow County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Onslow County property are searchable at Onslow County Tax Administration (Property Records Site). 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.