Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wythe County, VA
Wythe County (population 27,983) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Wythe 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.
Wythe County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, Wythe County
- Mailing address
- 225 South Fourth Street, Room 105, Wytheville, VA 24382
- Phone
- (276) 223-6050
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of Circuit Court, Wythe County
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Wythe County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $5.00 statutory (VA Code §17.1-275) plus $2.00 Technology Trust Fund fee and $3.50 Virginia Land Records fee
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page (VA Code §17.1-275)
- Other fees
- Virginia Land Records fee $3.50 and Technology Trust Fund fee $2.00 apply per document (statewide, VA Code §17.1-279/17.1-282)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Wythe County before you mail a check.
What Wythe County requires
- Page formatting
- White, unglazed 8.5"x11" paper; black ink, minimum 9-pt font; original signatures; notarization per VA Notary Act; margins: 1" top/left/bottom, 0.5" right; typed/printed names beneath signatures; tax parcel ID and consideration amount required on first page
- Hours & turnaround
- Contact Clerk's office directly
Can you e-record in Wythe County?
Yes. Wythe 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 Wythe County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Wythe 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, Wythe County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of Circuit Court, Wythe County.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wythe County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wythe County property are searchable at Wythe County Commissioner of the Revenue (Real Estate Assessment) - GIS/parcel search via InteractiveGIS. 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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