Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Washington County, TN
Washington County (population 141,199) records real-property documents through the Washington 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.
Washington County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Washington County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 69, Jonesborough, TN 37659 (office at 100 E Main Street, Jonesborough, TN)
- Phone
- 423-753-1644
- Checks payable to
- Washington County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Washington County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first two pages, Register's Deed)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 per additional instrument/reference; State Conveyance Tax $3.70/$1,000; State Mortgage Tax $1.15/$1,000 on Deeds of Trust; $1.00 Register Fee when state tax applies; copies $1.00/page certified/faxed/emailed, $0.25/page in-office
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Washington County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Washington County requires
- Cover sheet
- No state-mandated cover sheet; T.C.A. 8-13-108 formatting applies: 3-inch top margin page 1, 1-inch margins elsewhere, white 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, legible black print (see county's own Filing Requirements & Fees page)
- Submission & return
- Mail return of recorded original
Can you e-record in Washington County?
Yes. Washington 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 Washington County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Washington 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 Washington County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Washington County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Washington County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Washington County property are searchable at Washington 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.