Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hawkins County, TN
Hawkins County (population 59,559) records real-property documents through the Hawkins 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.
Hawkins County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hawkins County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 110 E Main Street, Room 202, Rogersville, TN 37857
- Phone
- (423) 272-8304
- Checks payable to
- Hawkins County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hawkins County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 for first two (2) pages
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page; $5.00 each additional reference/assignment after first
- Other fees
- Deed transfer tax $0.37 per $100 ($3.70/thousand); Mortgage tax $0.115 per $100 (first $2,000 exempt)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hawkins County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Hawkins County requires
- Submission & return
Can you e-record in Hawkins County?
Hawkins 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 Hawkins County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Hawkins 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 Hawkins County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hawkins County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Hawkins County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Hawkins County property are searchable at Hawkins 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.