Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Tipton County, TN
Tipton County (population 62,287) records real-property documents through the Tipton 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.
Tipton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Tipton County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 626, Covington, TN 38019 (office: 100 Court Square, Room 105, Covington, TN 38019)
- Phone
- (901) 476-0204
- Checks payable to
- Tipton County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Tipton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first 2 pages)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 per additional instrument/reference; $3.70 per $1,000 State Conveyance Tax + $1.00 Register fee (deeds); $1.15 per $1,000 State Mortgage Tax (first $2,000 exempt) + $1.00 Register fee (deeds of trust); certified copies $1.00/page, standard copies $0.50/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Tipton County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Tipton County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin on first page required under TN state law
Can you e-record in Tipton County?
Tipton 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 Tipton County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Tipton 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 Tipton County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Tipton County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Tipton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Tipton County property are searchable at Tipton 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.