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Recording a Deed or Document in Carroll County, VA
Carroll County (population 29,299) records real-property documents through the Carroll County Circuit Court Clerk's Office (Gerald R. Goad, Clerk). 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.
Carroll County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Carroll County Circuit Court Clerk's Office (Gerald R. Goad, Clerk)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 218, Hillsville, VA 24343 (physical: 605 Pine Street, Hillsville, VA 24343)
- Phone
- (276) 730-3070 (fax 276-730-3071)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Carroll County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 for instrument of 10 or fewer pages (VA Code §17.1-275 statewide schedule)
- Additional pages
- $32 for 11-30 pages; $52 for 31+ pages
- Other fees
- Statewide records-preservation allocation embedded in base fee; VOF/WMATA riders where applicable; county-specific breakdown not separately itemized
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Carroll County Circuit Court Clerk's Office (Gerald R. Goad, Clerk) before you mail a check.
What Carroll County requires
- Submission & return
- Secure Remote Access / doxpop.com subscription referenced for online land-record access ($35/month) per official page
Can you e-record in Carroll County?
Yes. Carroll County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Carroll County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Carroll 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, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Carroll County Circuit Court Clerk's Office (Gerald R. Goad, Clerk).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Carroll County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Carroll County property are searchable at Carroll County Commissioner of the Revenue. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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