Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Coffee County, TN
Coffee County (population 62,419) records real-property documents through the Coffee 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.
Coffee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Coffee County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 1341 McArthur St, Suite 2/3, Manchester, TN 37355 (P.O. Box 178, Manchester, TN 37349)
- Phone
- (931) 723-5130
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm
Coffee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 minimum (general documents, $5.00/page); releases/assignments $10.00 for 1-2 pages/one lien
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page/lien/party; financing statements $15.00 base + $15.00 per additional indexed party
- Other fees
- $2.00 computer-fund fee per document; state conveyance tax $3.70/$1,000; state mortgage tax $1.15/$1,000 (first $2,000 exempt)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Coffee County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Coffee County?
Yes. Coffee County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Coffee County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Coffee 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, CSC, Indecomm, or by mail to Coffee 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 Coffee County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Coffee County property are searchable at Coffee 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.