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Recording a Deed or Document in Amherst County, VA
Amherst County (population 31,962) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Amherst County. 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.
Amherst County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court of Amherst County
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 462, Amherst, VA 24521
- Phone
- (434) 946-9321
- Recording hours
- 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Amherst County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18.00 for 10 or fewer pages
- Additional pages
- $32.00 for 11–30 pages; $52.00 for 31 or more pages
- Other fees
- Technology Trust Fund fee $8.00 per instrument; certified copy $2.00; copies $0.50 per page; oversize plat sheets $17.00 each
- Transfer tax on deeds
- State recordation tax $0.25 per $100 of consideration or value, whichever is greater; grantor tax $0.50 per $500; counties may add a local recordation tax equal to one-third of the state tax. Paid to the Circuit Court Clerk at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Amherst County before you mail a check.
What Amherst County requires
- Page formatting
- Surnames underscored or in capitals in the first clause; grantor and grantee identified in the first clause; pages numbered consecutively; consideration and assessed value on page 1; tax map or parcel number on page 1; residential deeds name the title insurer and preparer on page 1
- Submission & return
- Returned to the grantee unless another return address is clearly shown on the document or cover sheet
Checked against official Amherst County and Virginia sources on October 6, 2026: countyofamherst.com, law.lis.virginia.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Amherst County?
Amherst 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 Amherst County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Amherst 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Amherst County.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Amherst County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Amherst County property are searchable at Amherst County Commissioner of the Revenue - Real Estate & Mapping (property tax/parcel search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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