Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Page County, VA
Page County (population 23,762) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Page 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.
Page County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court of Page County
- Mailing address
- 116 South Court Street, Suite A, Luray, VA 22835
- Phone
- 540-743-4064
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of Court, Page County Circuit Court
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Page County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 recording/indexing fee for instruments of 10 or fewer pages (includes $5 Technology Trust Fund Fee), per Va. Code §17.1-275
- Additional pages
- $32 total for 11-30 pages; $52 total for 31+ pages (statewide VA tiered fee, not per-page beyond tiers); plus grantor recordation tax where applicable
- Other fees
- No county-specific records-mgmt rider identified beyond standard $5 Technology Trust Fund Fee (statewide)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Page County before you mail a check.
What Page County requires
- Page formatting
- Follow standard VA land-record formatting: 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, min 3-inch top margin on first page for clerk's stamp, legible font, plat/map sheets >8.5x14 incur extra per-sheet fee
- Cover sheet
- Yes — Virginia Land Record Cover Sheet required for e-recorded and most paper land records statewide
- Submission & return
- Original returned by mail after recording, or per erecording vendor's return workflow
- Hours & turnaround
- Typical VA clerk turnaround same-day to a few business days for erecording, longer for mailed paper submissions
Can you e-record in Page County?
Yes. Page 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 Page County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Page 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 of Page County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of Court, Page County Circuit Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Page County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Page County property are searchable at Page County Real Estate / Commissioner of the Revenue (property card lookup via county eServices). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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