North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Watauga County, NC
Watauga County (population 54,086) records real-property documents through the Watauga 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.
Watauga County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Watauga County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 842 West King Street, Suite 9, Boone, NC 28607
- Phone
- 828-265-8052 (Land Records); 828-265-8034 (Vital Records)
- Checks payable to
- Watauga County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Watauga County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 first 15 pages (deeds/general instruments); Deeds of Trust $64.00 for up to 35 pages
- Additional pages
- $4.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- $10.00 multi-instrument fee; $25.00 non-standard document fee; $2.00/party over 20; excise tax $1 per $500 of consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Watauga County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Watauga County requires
- Cover sheet
- Follows NC statewide recording standard format (margins/font)
- Submission & return
- Mail or e-recording
Can you e-record in Watauga County?
Yes. Watauga County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Watauga County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Watauga 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, or by mail to Watauga County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Watauga County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Watauga County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Watauga County property are searchable at Watauga County Tax Administration - Map/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.