Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Cocke County, TN
Cocke County (population 37,889) records real-property documents through the Cocke 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.
Cocke County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cocke County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 111 Court Ave, Suite 102, Newport, TN 37821
- Phone
- (423) 623-7540
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Cocke County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (deeds, first two pages) / $10.00 minimum other instruments, per TCA 8-21-1001
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page (plus $5.00 per additional instrument/document); $2.00 data-processing fee per document
- Other fees
- State conveyance tax $3.70/$1,000 + $1.00 register fee; state mortgage tax $1.15/$1,000 (first $2,000 exempt) + $1.00 register fee; certified copies $1.00 + $1.00/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cocke County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Cocke County?
Yes. Cocke County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Cocke County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Cocke 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 electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Cocke 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 Cocke County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Cocke County property are searchable at Cocke County Property Assessor (via Tennessee Comptroller Property Assessment Data statewide 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.