North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Tyrrell County, NC
Tyrrell County (population 3,245) records real-property documents through the Tyrrell 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.
Tyrrell County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Tyrrell County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 449, Columbia, NC 27925 (physical: 403 Main Street, Columbia, NC 27925)
- Phone
- 252-796-2901
- Website
- tyrrellrod.net
- Checks payable to
- Tyrrell County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Tyrrell 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: $64 for first 35 pages, $4/add'l page; Multi-instrument: $10; Non-standard document fee: $25
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Tyrrell County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Tyrrell County requires
- Cover sheet
- No separate mandated 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; remote requests by email/fax/mail also accepted
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically several business days to weeks given small staff size
Can you e-record in Tyrrell County?
Tyrrell 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 Tyrrell County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Tyrrell 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 Tyrrell County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Tyrrell County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Tyrrell County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Tyrrell County property are searchable at Tyrrell County GIS Parcel Viewer (ArcGIS). 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.