Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Smyth County, VA
Smyth County (population 28,882) records real-property documents through the Smyth County Circuit Court Clerk's Office. 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.
Smyth County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Smyth County Circuit Court Clerk's Office
- Mailing address
- Smyth County Circuit Court Clerk, 109 West Main Street, Suite 1081, Marion, VA 24354
- Phone
- 276-782-4044
- Checks payable to
- Smyth County Circuit Court Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Smyth County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 for instrument of 10 or fewer pages, based on greater of consideration or actual value (statewide VA fee per Va. Code §17.1-275)
- Additional pages
- $32 total for 11-30 pages; $52 total for 31+ pages (VA statewide tiered schedule)
- Other fees
- Grantor/recordation tax per state Deed Calculator; plat recording subject to separate county plat policy
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Smyth County Circuit Court Clerk's Office before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Smyth County?
Yes. Smyth County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Smyth County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Smyth County's formatting rules: 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, or by mail to Smyth County Circuit Court Clerk's Office.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Smyth County Circuit Court Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Smyth County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Smyth County property are searchable at Smyth County Commissioner of Revenue - Real Estate Information (Vision Government Solutions parcel search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Virginia
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