Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Blount County, TN
Blount County (population 143,820) records real-property documents through the Blount 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.
Blount County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Blount County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 345 Court Street, Maryville, TN 37804
- Phone
- 865-273-5830
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Blount County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first two pages)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 each additional instrument/document/reference; $3.70 per $1,000 state conveyance tax (deeds) or $1.15 per $1,000 state mortgage tax, first $2,000 exempt (deeds of trust); $1.00 register fee when tax applies
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Blount County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Blount County?
Blount 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 Blount County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Blount County's formatting rules: 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 Blount County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Blount County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Blount County property are searchable at Blount County Property 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 Tennessee
Tennessee requires the property owner's notarized signature plus a stated expiration date on any recorded contract memorandum (Tenn. Code §66-24-101(a)(29)). See the states we file in.