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Recording a Deed or Document in Goochland County, VA
Goochland County (population 29,187) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Goochland 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.
Goochland County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, Goochland County
- Mailing address
- 1800 Sandy Hook Road, Goochland, VA 23063 (also listed as 2938 River Rd West / PO Box 196, Goochland, VA 23063)
- Phone
- 804-556-5800 (Clerk); 804-556-5353
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Goochland County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 (statutory VA fee, instrument of 10 pages or fewer), plus additional $5 fee for all paper land recordings (effective July 1, 2018)
- Additional pages
- $32 for 11-30 pages; $52 for 31+ pages
- Other fees
- $5 paper-recording surcharge (since 7/1/2018) + State Technology Trust Fund portion ($3.50) + statutory recordation tax; use Circuit Court Deed Calculation tool
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Goochland County before you mail a check.
What Goochland County requires
- Page formatting
- White unglazed 8.5x11in paper, black ink, min 9-pt font, 1in margins top/left/bottom, 0.5in right, original signatures/notarization, pages numbered, surnames underscored/capitalized at first appearance; documents must be originals with original signatures
- Submission & return
- VADeed Alert notification service available for fraud monitoring
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:15/5:00pm
Can you e-record in Goochland County?
Yes. Goochland County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Goochland County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Goochland 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, or by mail to Clerk of the Circuit Court, Goochland County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of the Circuit Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Goochland County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Goochland County property are searchable at Goochland County Assessor's Office - Parcel Viewer (Real Estate Assessments). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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