Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Humphreys County, TN
Humphreys County (population 19,646) records real-property documents through the Humphreys 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.
Humphreys County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Humphreys County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Room 3, Rawlings Building, 102 Thompson Street, Waverly, TN 37185
- Phone
- (931) 296-7681
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Humphreys County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 for the first 2 pages, plus $2.00 processing fee
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page
- Other fees
- $1.00 register's fee on taxable documents; $5.00 per additional reference on releases and assignments
- Transfer tax on deeds
- $3.70 per $1,000 of value (state transfer tax), paid to the Register of Deeds at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Humphreys County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
Checked against official Humphreys County and Tennessee sources on October 6, 2026: humphreyscountytn.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Humphreys County?
Humphreys 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 Humphreys County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Humphreys County's formatting rules: 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 Humphreys 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 Humphreys County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Humphreys County property are searchable at Humphreys County Property Assessor (LeeAnn Plant). 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.