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Recording a Deed or Document in Putnam County, TN
Putnam County (population 86,612) records real-property documents through the Putnam County Register of Deeds (recording function under Putnam County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller). 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.
Putnam County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Putnam County Register of Deeds (recording function under Putnam County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller)
- Mailing address
- Putnam County Register of Deeds, 300 E Spring St, Room 3, Cookeville, TN 38501
- Phone
- (931) 526-7101
- Checks payable to
- Putnam County Register of Deeds / Putnam County Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Putnam County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $5.00 per page, 2-page minimum ($12.00 first two pages for warranty deeds w/ conveyance tax)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $1.00 clerk fee + $1.00 EDP fee per instrument (deeds); releases $10.00 + $2.00 EDP fee ($5.00 per additional reference); additional $2.00 recording fee for e-filed documents (effective 7/1/2023)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Putnam County Register of Deeds (recording function under Putnam County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller) before you mail a check.
What Putnam County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail with self-addressed stamped envelope, or in person
Can you e-record in Putnam County?
Putnam 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 Putnam County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Putnam 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 Putnam County Register of Deeds (recording function under Putnam County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Putnam County Register of Deeds / Putnam County Clerk of the Circuit Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Putnam County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Putnam County property are searchable at Putnam County Property Assessor (Tennessee Comptroller Division of Property Assessments 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.