Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hickman County, TN
Hickman County (population 26,219) records real-property documents through the Hickman 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.
Hickman County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hickman County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 114 N. Central Avenue, Suite 104, Centerville, TN 37033
- Phone
- (931) 729-4882
- Website
- hickmancountytn.gov
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hickman County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 for first 2 pages (deed or deed of trust)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 each additional instrument/reference; plus TN State Conveyance Tax $3.70/thousand (deeds) or State Mortgage Tax $1.15/thousand, first $2,000 exempt (deeds of trust); $1.00 Register's fee when tax applies
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hickman County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Hickman County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin first page, 1-inch margins elsewhere, notarized acknowledgment, preparer statement required per Tennessee recording statute
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet form identified; TN statutory formatting applies: 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 white paper, 3-inch top/bottom margin on first page (for register stamp), 1-inch side margins, preparer name/address, return-to address, and tax parcel number required on conveyances
Can you e-record in Hickman County?
Hickman 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 Hickman County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Hickman 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 Hickman County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Hickman County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Hickman County property are searchable at Hickman County Property Assessor (Randy Jenkins) – Citizen Access Portal. 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.