Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Madison County, TN
Madison County (population 100,790) records real-property documents through the Madison 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.
Madison County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Madison County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 100 E. Main St., Suite 109, Jackson, TN 38301
- Phone
- 731-423-6028
- Checks payable to
- Madison County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Madison 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; $3.70/$1,000 state conveyance tax; $1.15/$1,000 mortgage tax on deeds of trust (first $2,000 exempt); $1.00 register fee if conveyance tax applies
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Madison County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Madison County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper, 8.5x11–8.5x14 in, 20 lb+, black ink, 10 pt+ font; page 1 top/bottom margin 3 in, side margins 1 in; subsequent pages 1 in all margins (TN convention)
- Submission & return
- Mail or pickup; e-recorded documents returned electronically
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to a few business days by mail; e-recording typically same/next business day
Can you e-record in Madison County?
Yes. Madison 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 Madison County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Madison 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 Madison County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Madison County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Madison County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Madison County property are searchable at Madison County Assessor of Property (also statewide Tennessee Comptroller Real Estate Assessment Data 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.