Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Dickson County, TN
Dickson County (population 58,662) records real-property documents through the Dickson 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.
Dickson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dickson County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Dickson County Register of Deeds, Dickson County Administration Building, 4 Court Square, P.O. Box 130, Charlotte, TN 37036
- Phone
- (615) 789-5123
- Checks payable to
- Dickson County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Dickson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first two pages, per TN statutory recording fee)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page; $5.00 each additional instrument/document
- Other fees
- $3.70 per $1,000 State Conveyance Tax (if applicable) + $1.00 Register fee when conveyance tax applies; no separate archive/records-mgmt rider fee identified
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dickson County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Dickson County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard TN recording requirements: legible copy, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, original signatures/notarization, preparer statement
- Submission & return
- Mail or pickup after recording (per office practice)
Can you e-record in Dickson County?
Yes. Dickson County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Dickson County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Dickson 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, ePN, or by mail to Dickson County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Dickson County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Dickson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Dickson County property are searchable at Dickson County Assessor of Property (Jenny Heath Martin). 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.