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Recording a Deed or Document in Barnwell County, SC
Barnwell County (population 20,867) records real-property documents through the Barnwell County Clerk of Court & 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.
Barnwell County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Barnwell County Clerk of Court & Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 723, Barnwell, SC 29812 (physical: 141 Main St., Barnwell, SC 29812)
- Phone
- (803) 541-1020
- Checks payable to
- Barnwell County Clerk of Court / Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Barnwell County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 flat + SC deed recording fee (state $1.30/$500 + county $0.55/$500 = $1.85/$500 of consideration)
- Additional pages
- Deeds: no separate per-page charge (flat $15). Other instruments (Agreement/Mortgage/Lease/Easement/UCC/Restrictive Covenant/Waiver): $25 flat. Affidavit/Release/Mechanics Lien: $10 flat
- Other fees
- Copies ~$0.50/page (statewide norm); no separate archive/records-mgmt rider fee confirmed on official site
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Barnwell County Clerk of Court & Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Barnwell County requires
- Page formatting
- Not detailed on official Barnwell County site; SC statewide norm is 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, 3x3in blank space upper right corner, grantee mailing address required, derivation clause required
- Submission & return
- Records Room access is by appointment only per official site
Can you e-record in Barnwell County?
Barnwell 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 Barnwell County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Barnwell 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 Barnwell County Clerk of Court & Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Barnwell County Clerk of Court / Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Barnwell County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Barnwell County property are searchable at Barnwell County Tax Assessor's Office (qPublic 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.