Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Knox County, TN
Knox County (population 511,453) records real-property documents through the Knox 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.
Knox County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Knox County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Knox County Register of Deeds, City-County Building, 400 Main Street, Suite 225, Knoxville, TN 37902
- Phone
- (865) 215-2330
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 am–4:30 pm
- Website
- rod.knoxcounty.org
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, ePN
Knox County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 for the first 2 pages
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page
- Other fees
- $1.00 added to each taxable document; mortgage tax $0.115 per $100 (first $2,000 exempt); certified deed copy $1.00 per page
- Transfer tax on deeds
- $0.37 per $100 of value, paid to the Register of Deeds at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Knox County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Knox County requires
- Submission & return
- Returned to the filer after recording
- Turnaround
- Generally recorded the same day received; processing usually takes about a day
Checked against official Knox County and Tennessee sources on October 6, 2026: rod.knoxcounty.org. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Knox County?
Yes. Knox County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Knox County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Knox 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, ePN, or by mail to Knox 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 Knox County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Knox County property are searchable at Knox 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.