Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wayne County, TN
Wayne County (population 16,416) records real-property documents through the Wayne 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.
Wayne County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wayne County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 100 Court Circle, Suite 205, Waynesboro, TN 38485 (or PO Box 465, Waynesboro, TN)
- Phone
- 931-722-5518
- Checks payable to
- Wayne County Register of Deeds (Tyler Strait, Register)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wayne County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first two pages, Register's Deed); Standard Document fee cited elsewhere as $24.00
- 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; Non-Standard Document add-on $25.00; Plat/Survey fees vary by size
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wayne County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Wayne 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
- Submission & return
- In-person, mail, or fax request; online access not currently available
Can you e-record in Wayne County?
Wayne 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 Wayne County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Wayne 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 Wayne County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wayne County Register of Deeds (Tyler Strait, Register).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wayne County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wayne County property are searchable at Wayne 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.