Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Grainger County, TN
Grainger County (population 25,739) records real-property documents through the Grainger 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.
Grainger County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Grainger County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Grainger County Register of Deeds, P.O. Box 174, Rutledge, TN 37861 (physical: 8095 Rutledge Pike, Rutledge, TN 37861)
- Phone
- 865-828-3523
- Checks payable to
- Grainger County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Grainger 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 Grainger County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Grainger County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail (per office practice)
Can you e-record in Grainger County?
Grainger 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 Grainger County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Grainger 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 Grainger County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Grainger County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Grainger County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Grainger County property are searchable at Grainger County Assessor of Property. 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.