Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Chester County, TN
Chester County (population 17,994) records real-property documents through the Chester 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.
Chester County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Chester County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 292, Henderson, TN 38340 (physical: 133 E Main Street, Henderson, TN 38340)
- Phone
- (731) 989-4991
- Checks payable to
- Chester County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Chester County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed: $12.00 for first two pages (standard TN statutory register fee, not separately confirmed on county site)
- 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 (first $2,000 exempt); $1.00 Register's Fee where applicable
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Chester County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Chester County requires
- Page formatting
- Not explicitly published on county site; standard TN legibility/margin conventions expected; office hours M-F 8:00am-4:00pm
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person
Can you e-record in Chester County?
Chester 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 Chester County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Chester 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 Chester County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Chester County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Chester County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Chester County property are searchable at Chester County Assessor of Property (CaptureCama Citizen Access Portal). 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.