South Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Williamsburg County, SC
Williamsburg County (population 31,298) records real-property documents through the Williamsburg 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.
Williamsburg County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Williamsburg County Clerk of Court / Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Williamsburg County Clerk of Court, 125 W. Main Street, Kingstree, SC 29556 (P.O. Box 330, Kingstree, SC 29556 for FOIA/certified-copy mail requests)
- Phone
- 843-355-9321 ext. 7100 (Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds); ext. 5500 (Assessor)
- Checks payable to
- Williamsburg County Clerk of Court
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Williamsburg 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; per county's 2019 Register of Deeds fee update
- 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 Williamsburg County Clerk of Court / Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Williamsburg County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail return of recorded originals; FOIA/certified copy requests via P.O. Box 330, Kingstree, SC 29556
Can you e-record in Williamsburg County?
Yes. Williamsburg County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Williamsburg County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Williamsburg 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, or by mail to Williamsburg County Clerk of Court / Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Williamsburg County Clerk of Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Williamsburg County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Williamsburg County property are searchable at Williamsburg 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.