South Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Abbeville County, SC
Abbeville County (population 24,527) records real-property documents through the Abbeville County Register of Deeds (Clerk of Court). 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.
Abbeville County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Abbeville County Register of Deeds (Clerk of Court)
- Mailing address
- 903 West Greenwood Street, Suite A, Abbeville, SC 29620
- Phone
- 864-459-4168 (Register of Deeds); 864-366-5312 (general/Assessor line also cited)
- Checks payable to
- Abbeville County Register of Deeds / Clerk of Court
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Abbeville County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15 for deeds (plus SC deed recording/documentary tax); $25 for mortgages, easements, leases, agreements, restrictive covenants, UCC documents; $10 for affidavits, mechanics liens, releases
- Additional pages
- $5 per additional page (standard SC schedule: $15 first page/$5 each additional)
- Other fees
- SC documentary stamp taxes: $1.30 per $500 (state) + $0.55 per $500 (county), rounded up to nearest $500 increment — applies to deeds transferring an interest, not a flat 'archive rider' fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Abbeville County Register of Deeds (Clerk of Court) before you mail a check.
What Abbeville County requires
- Cover sheet
- For e-recording, a cover sheet must accompany the document (SC statewide practice); paper documents must leave a 3"x3" blank space in the upper right corner of the first page and 1" margin at top of subsequent pages for the recording stamp
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm
Can you e-record in Abbeville County?
Abbeville 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 Abbeville County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Abbeville 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 Abbeville County Register of Deeds (Clerk of Court).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Abbeville County Register of Deeds / Clerk of Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Abbeville County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Abbeville County property are searchable at Abbeville County Assessor's Office (qPublic/Schneider Corp GIS 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 South Carolina
South Carolina requires two subscribing witnesses physically present at signing (S.C. Code §30-5-30), which our online notarization flow can't satisfy — not currently supported. See the states we file in.