Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Stewart County, TN
Stewart County (population 14,439) records real-property documents through the Stewart 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.
Stewart County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Stewart County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Stewart County Courthouse, 225 Donelson Parkway, Main Floor, Dover, TN 37058 (mail: P.O. Box 185, Dover, TN 37058)
- Phone
- (931) 232-5990
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Stewart County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- No official fee schedule page found
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Stewart County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Stewart County?
Stewart 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 Stewart County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Stewart County's formatting rules: 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 Stewart 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 Stewart County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Stewart County property are searchable at Stewart 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.