Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Morgan County, TN
Morgan County (population 22,160) records real-property documents through the Morgan 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.
Morgan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Morgan County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 311, Wartburg, TN 37887
- Phone
- (423) 346-3105
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Morgan County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 for first two pages (deeds and deeds of trust)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 each additional instrument/reference; State Conveyance Tax $3.70/thousand + $1.00 register fee; State Mortgage Tax $1.15/thousand, first $2,000 exempt + $1.00 register fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Morgan County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Morgan County requires
- Submission & return
- In-person same-day return stated ('documents can be recorded and returned to customers while they wait'); mail-in return method not detailed
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day for in-person recording per office site
Can you e-record in Morgan County?
Yes. Morgan County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Morgan County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Morgan 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, or by mail to Morgan 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 Morgan County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Morgan County property are searchable at Morgan County Assessor of Property. 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.