Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Monroe County, TN
Monroe County (population 49,730) records real-property documents through the Monroe 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.
Monroe County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Monroe County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 103 College Street S., Suite 4, Madisonville, TN 37354
- Phone
- (423) 442-2440
- Checks payable to
- Monroe County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Monroe County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 for first two pages (deed); $12.00 first two pages (deed of trust)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 each additional instrument/document/reference; State Conveyance Tax $3.70/thousand + $1.00 register fee (deeds); State Mortgage Tax $1.15/thousand, first $2,000 exempt + $1.00 register fee (deeds of trust)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Monroe County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Monroe County requires
- Submission & return
- Documents recorded and available as paper copy or online; mail-in return procedure not detailed on site (self-addressed stamped envelope commonly requested by TN registers)
Can you e-record in Monroe County?
Monroe 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 Monroe County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Monroe 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 Monroe County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Monroe County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Monroe County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Monroe County property are searchable at Monroe 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.