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Recording a Deed or Document in Russell County, VA
Russell County (population 25,332) records real-property documents through the Russell County Clerk of Circuit Court. 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.
Russell County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Russell County Clerk of Circuit Court
- Mailing address
- Clerk of Circuit Court, 83 East Main Street, P.O. Box 435, Lebanon, VA 24266
- Phone
- (276) 889-8023
- Recording hours
- Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30
- Website
- russellcountyva.gov/176
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Russell County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 for up to 10 pages ($18.00 clerk's fee plus $8.00 Technology Trust Fund fee)
- Additional pages
- $40.00 for 11-30 pages; $60.00 for 31 or more pages (flat tiers, including the $8.00 Technology Trust Fund fee)
- Other fees
- $17.00 per plat sheet larger than 8.5 x 14 in
- Transfer tax on deeds
- State recordation tax $0.25 per $100 of value (Va. Code 58.1-801) and grantor tax $0.50 per $500 (58.1-802); paid to the Clerk at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Russell County Clerk of Circuit Court before you mail a check.
What Russell County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper 8.5 x 11 to 8.5 x 14 in (20 lb minimum); top margin at least 1-1/4 in, other margins 3/4 in; black print, 9-point or larger; single-sided; no Social Security numbers
- Submission & return
- Mailed to the return address shown on the document or cover sheet; otherwise to the grantee
Checked against official Russell County and Virginia sources on October 6, 2026: russellcountyva.gov, law.lis.virginia.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Russell County?
Russell 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 Russell County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Russell 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 Russell County Clerk of Circuit Court.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Russell County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Russell County property are searchable at Russell County Commissioner of Revenue - Real Estate / GIS 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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