Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Franklin County, TN
Franklin County (population 45,579) records real-property documents through the Franklin 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.
Franklin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Franklin County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Franklin County Register of Deeds, 1 South Jefferson Street, Room 300, Winchester, TN 37398
- Phone
- (931) 967-2840
- Website
- franklin.registerofdeeds.us
- Checks payable to
- Franklin County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Franklin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 standard deed recording (per document, confirmed on official Standard Fees page)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page (over two); $5.00 each additional instrument
- Other fees
- $2.00 data processing fee (all recordings); $2.00 e-file submission fee; $1.00 certified copy per page; state conveyance tax ~$3.70/$1,000 and mortgage tax ~$0.115/$100 collected separately
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Franklin County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Franklin County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or eRecording
- Hours & turnaround
- Office open 8:00am-4:30pm M-F, not closed for lunch (per official site); no specific turnaround days stated
Can you e-record in Franklin County?
Yes. Franklin 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 Franklin County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Franklin 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 Franklin County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Franklin County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Franklin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Franklin County property are searchable at Franklin 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.