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Recording a Deed or Document in Georgetown County, SC
Georgetown County (population 62,680) records real-property documents through the Georgetown County Register of Deeds (Register of Mesne Conveyance). 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.
Georgetown County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Georgetown County Register of Deeds (Register of Mesne Conveyance)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 421270, Georgetown, SC 29442 (physical: 129 Screven Street, Room 145, Georgetown, SC 29440)
- Phone
- 843-545-3088
- Checks payable to
- Register of Deeds, Georgetown County
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Georgetown County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15 deed (or $25 mortgage/other instrument, $10 affidavit/release) + SC deed recording fee (documentary stamps) $1.85 per $500 of value ($1.30 state + $0.55 county)
- Additional pages
- No standard SC per-page charge; flat statutory fee model
- Other fees
- Not separately itemized on official site
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Georgetown County Register of Deeds (Register of Mesne Conveyance) before you mail a check.
What Georgetown County requires
- Page formatting
- Not detailed on official page; standard SC requirements generally apply (white 8.5x11 paper, 2" top margin for stamp, 1" other margins, 12pt legible font)
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day walk-in typical; eRecording after 4:30pm EST processed next business day
Can you e-record in Georgetown County?
Yes. Georgetown 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 Georgetown County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Georgetown 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 Georgetown County Register of Deeds (Register of Mesne Conveyance).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Register of Deeds, Georgetown County.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Georgetown County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Georgetown County property are searchable at Georgetown County Assessor. 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.