Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Cheatham County, TN
Cheatham County (population 42,778) records real-property documents through the Cheatham 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.
Cheatham County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cheatham County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 354 Frey Street, Suite 103, Ashland City, TN 37015 (PO Box 453, Ashland City, TN 37015)
- Phone
- (615) 792-4012 / (615) 792-4317
- Checks payable to
- Cheatham County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Cheatham County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed: $12.00 for first two pages
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page; $5.00 each additional instrument/document
- Other fees
- $3.70 per $1,000 State Conveyance Tax; $1.15 per $1,000 State Mortgage Tax on deeds of trust (first $2,000 exempt); $1.00 Register's Fee where applicable; copies $0.15/page (plats $5.00/page), certified copy $1.00/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cheatham County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Cheatham County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard TN legibility/margin conventions; public counter hours M-F 8:00am-4:00pm
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person pickup; e-recording available
- Hours & turnaround
- Documents e-recorded are reviewed, stamped, recorded, and returned electronically in minutes via Simplifile; mail turnaround not separately published
Can you e-record in Cheatham County?
Yes. Cheatham 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 Cheatham County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Cheatham 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 Cheatham County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Cheatham County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Cheatham County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Cheatham County property are searchable at Cheatham County Assessor of Property (Tennessee Comptroller TPAD statewide property search). 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.