North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wilson County, NC
Wilson County (population 78,784) records real-property documents through the Wilson 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.
Wilson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wilson County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 1728, Wilson, NC 27894 (physical: 101 North Goldsboro Street, Wilson, NC 27893)
- Phone
- 252-399-2935
- Checks payable to
- Wilson County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wilson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 first 15 pages (general instruments); Deeds of Trust $64.00 first 35 pages
- Additional pages
- $4.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- $10.00 multi-instrument fee; $25.00 non-standard document fee; excise tax $1 per $500 of consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wilson County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Wilson County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or e-recording
Can you e-record in Wilson County?
Wilson 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 Wilson County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Wilson 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 Wilson County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wilson County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wilson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wilson County property are searchable at Wilson County GIS / Tax Search Records. 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.