Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in White County, TN
White County (population 27,351) records real-property documents through the White 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.
White County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- White County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 1 East Bockman Way, Room 118, Sparta, TN 38583
- Phone
- 931-836-2817
- Checks payable to
- White County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
White 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 (first $2,000 exempt); $1.00 Register Fee when state tax applies
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the White County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What White 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
- Mail return of recorded original
Can you e-record in White County?
White 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 White County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets White 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 White County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to White County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a White County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for White County property are searchable at White 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.