Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Williamson County, TN
Williamson County (population 247,726) records real-property documents through the Williamson 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.
Williamson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Williamson County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 1320 West Main St., Ste. 201, Franklin, TN 37064
- Phone
- (615) 790-5706
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Williamson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 for first two pages
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page (plus $5.00 each additional instrument/document); $3.70/thousand state conveyance tax on deeds (+$1.00 register fee if tax applies)
- Other fees
- $1.00 register fee when state conveyance/mortgage tax applies; no separate archive/records-mgmt rider identified
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Williamson County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Williamson County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 in. paper; first page top/bottom margin 3 in.; black ink, min. 10-pt font; names typed/stamped under signatures; prepared-by statement required
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope required for mail submissions; document returned by mail after recording
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recorded documents typically processed within minutes to same business day
Can you e-record in Williamson County?
Yes. Williamson County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Williamson County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Williamson 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, or by mail to Williamson 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 Williamson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Williamson County property are searchable at Williamson 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.