Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Macon County, TN
Macon County (population 27,663) records real-property documents through the Macon 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.
Macon County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Macon County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 201 Nature Trail Way, Suite E, Lafayette, TN 37083
- Phone
- 615-666-2353
- Checks payable to
- Macon County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Macon County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first two pages)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 each additional instrument/document; plus $3.70/$1,000 state conveyance tax and $1.15/$1,000 mortgage tax (first $2,000 exempt) on deeds of trust, $1.00 register fee if conveyance tax applies (standard TN fee schedule per TCA 8-21-1001)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Macon County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Macon County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper, 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 in, 20 lb+, black ink, 10 pt+ font; page 1 top/bottom margin 3 in, 1 in side margins; 1 in all margins on subsequent pages (Tennessee convention, not codified statute)
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope) or pickup; e-recorded documents returned electronically via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to a few business days for mail-in; e-recording usually same/next business day
Can you e-record in Macon County?
Yes. Macon County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Macon County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Macon 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, or by mail to Macon County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Macon County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Macon County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Macon County property are searchable at Macon County Assessor of Property (Tennessee Comptroller Real Estate Assessment Data - statewide 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.