Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Fentress County, TN
Fentress County (population 20,322) records real-property documents through the Fentress 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.
Fentress County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Fentress County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Fentress County Register of Deeds, P.O. Box 341, Jamestown, TN 38556 (physical: 101 Main St South, Jamestown, TN 38556)
- Phone
- (931) 879-7818
- Checks payable to
- Fentress County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Fentress County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first two pages, statutory TN 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
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Fentress County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Fentress County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail (per office practice)
Can you e-record in Fentress County?
Fentress 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 Fentress County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Fentress 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 Fentress County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Fentress County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Fentress County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Fentress County property are searchable at Fentress County Property Assessor. 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.