South Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Spartanburg County, SC
Spartanburg County (population 327,283) records real-property documents through the Spartanburg 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.
Spartanburg County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Spartanburg County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Spartanburg County Register of Deeds, 366 North Church Street, Suite 100, Spartanburg, SC 29303
- Phone
- 864-596-2514
- Checks payable to
- Spartanburg Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Spartanburg County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15 for a deed (plus deed tax of $1.85 per $500 of consideration: $1.30 state + $0.55 county); $25 for mortgages/agreements/easements/leases/UCC; $10 for affidavits/releases
- Additional pages
- Flat per-document schedule
- Other fees
- No separate records-management/archive rider fee confirmed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Spartanburg County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Spartanburg County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope requested for return of recorded originals)
Can you e-record in Spartanburg County?
Yes. Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Spartanburg Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Spartanburg County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Spartanburg County property are searchable at Spartanburg 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.