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Recording a Deed or Document in Northampton County, VA
Northampton County (population 11,879) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Northampton 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.
Northampton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court of Northampton County
- Mailing address
- Northampton County Circuit Court Clerk, 5229 The Hornes, P.O. Box 36, Eastville, VA 23347-0036
- Phone
- (757) 678-0465
- Checks payable to
- Clerk, Northampton County Circuit Court
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Northampton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 for instrument of 10 or fewer pages (statewide VA Code §17.1-275 schedule)
- Additional pages
- $32 for 11-30 pages; $52 for 31+ pages
- Other fees
- State/local recordation (grantor's) tax; $5 Technology Trust Fund fee typical statewide; Supreme Court Deed Calculation cover sheet required for all land recordings
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Northampton County before you mail a check.
What Northampton County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide VA formatting: 3 in. top margin first page, standard 8.5x11/8.5x14 paper
- Submission & return
- Mail or electronic return via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to next business day for e-recorded documents
Can you e-record in Northampton County?
Yes. Northampton 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 Northampton County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Northampton 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Northampton County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk, Northampton County Circuit Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Northampton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Northampton County property are searchable at Northampton County CAMA / Real Estate Assessment (Vision Government Solutions). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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