Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hancock County, TN
Hancock County (population 7,075) records real-property documents through the Hancock 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.
Hancock County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hancock County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 1237 Main Street, P.O. Box 347, Sneedville, TN 37869
- Phone
- (423) 733-4545
- Checks payable to
- Hancock County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hancock County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 for first two (2) pages
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- State Conveyance Tax and Mortgage Tax per standard TN statutory schedule
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hancock County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Hancock County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail - self-addressed stamped envelope required for documents processed by mail
Can you e-record in Hancock County?
Hancock 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 Hancock County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Hancock 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 Hancock County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hancock County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Hancock County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Hancock County property are searchable at Hancock County Assessor of Property / TN Comptroller Real Estate Assessment Data. 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.