North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Stokes County, NC
Stokes County (population 44,520) records real-property documents through the Stokes 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.
Stokes County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Stokes County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Stokes County Register of Deeds, PO Box 67, 1014 Main Street, Danbury, NC 27016
- Phone
- 336-593-2414
- Checks payable to
- Stokes County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Stokes County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 for first 15 pages (general instruments); Deeds of Trust/Mortgages $64 for first 35 pages
- Additional pages
- $4 per page after the base page threshold
- Other fees
- $25 non-standard document fee; $10 per additional indexed instrument
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Stokes County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Stokes County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 white paper, black ink, 10-point minimum font per NC recording standards
- Cover sheet
- Not statutorily mandatory; NC-standard 3-inch blank top margin required on page 1, 1/2-inch elsewhere
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope for mail submissions
- Hours & turnaround
- Not separately published
Can you e-record in Stokes County?
Yes. Stokes County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Stokes County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Stokes 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, or by mail to Stokes County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Stokes County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Stokes County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Stokes County property are searchable at Stokes County Tax Administration (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.