Recording a Deed or Document in Mathews County, VA

Can you e-record in Mathews County?

Yes. Mathews 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 Mathews County, Virginia

1. Prepare the document so it meets Mathews County formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Clerk of the Circuit Court of Mathews County at Mathews County Circuit Court Clerk's Office, P.O. Box 463, Mathews, VA 23109 (physical: Mathews County Courthouse, Court Street, Mathews, VA 23109).
4. Pay the recording fee ($18 (instrument of 10 or fewer pages) - statewide statutory fee under Va. Code §17.1-275 first / $32 total for 11-30 pages; $52 total for 31+ pages add'l (+$17 per oversized plat/map sheet; $3.50 per instrument earmarked for Library of Virginia records preservation; grantor/grantee recordation tax separate)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Mathews County

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Mathews County property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.