South Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Union County, SC
Union County (population 27,596) records real-property documents through the Union 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.
Union County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Union County Clerk of Court / Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Union County Clerk of Court, 210 West Main Street, Union, SC 29379 (P.O. Box 703, Union, SC 29379 for mail)
- Phone
- 864-429-1630
- Checks payable to
- Union County Clerk of Court
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Union 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; no distinct additional-page fee identified
- Other fees
- No separate records-management/archive rider fee confirmed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Union County Clerk of Court / Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Union County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail return of recorded originals to P.O. Box 703, Union, SC 29379 as return address
Can you e-record in Union County?
Union 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 Union County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Union 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 Union County Clerk of Court / Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Union County Clerk of Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Union County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Union County property are searchable at Union 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.