North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Swain County, NC
Swain County (population 14,117) records real-property documents through the Swain 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.
Swain County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Swain County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 1183, Bryson City, NC 28713
- Phone
- 828-488-9273
- Checks payable to
- Swain County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Swain County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 (first 15 pages, deeds/general instruments)
- Additional pages
- $4 per additional page
- Other fees
- Deeds of Trust/Mortgages: $64 for first 35 pages, $4/add'l page; Non-standard document fee: $25; Multi-instrument: $10
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Swain County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Swain County requires
- Cover sheet
- No mandated separate cover sheet; NC statewide 3-inch top margin on page 1 for recording stamp, standard paper size, black ink
- Submission & return
- Mailed back to submitter after recording (or electronic return for e-recorded documents)
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically 1-5 business days
Can you e-record in Swain County?
Yes. Swain County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Swain County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Swain 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, or by mail to Swain County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Swain County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Swain County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Swain County property are searchable at Swain County Tax Assessor's Office (Assessment Rolls / GIS). 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.