South Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Greenwood County, SC
Greenwood County (population 69,895) records real-property documents through the Greenwood 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.
Greenwood County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Greenwood County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Greenwood County Courthouse, 528 Monument Street, Room 114/Suite 101, Greenwood, SC 29646
- Phone
- 864-942-8613 / 864-942-8612 (also listed 864-942-8547/8589)
- Checks payable to
- Greenwood County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Greenwood County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15 deed (or $25 mortgage/other instrument, $10 affidavit/release) + SC deed recording fee $1.85 per $500 of value ($1.30 state + $0.55 county); see linked DOR Recording Fee Policies and ROD Fees List
- Additional pages
- No standard SC per-page charge; flat statutory fee model
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Greenwood County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Greenwood County requires
- Submission & return
- Originals mailed out 3-5 business days after recording date
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day if submitted before 4pm; documents after 4pm processed next business day and may not appear online for up to one week
Can you e-record in Greenwood County?
Yes. Greenwood County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Greenwood County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Greenwood 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, or by mail to Greenwood County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Greenwood County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Greenwood County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Greenwood County property are searchable at Greenwood 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.