Crockett County, TN Property Records: Search Deeds, Owners, Tax Records, and Maps

The act that created Crockett County in 1871 wrote the county seat’s name into law. It would be called Alamo, for the Texas mission where the county’s namesake, Davy Crockett, made his last stand. A century and a half later, the records still sit in the courthouse in Alamo. The Register of Deeds, Assessor of Property, and County Trustee all work there. Corners of Haywood, Madison, Dyer, and Gibson counties were added to the county, leading to the oldest chains being found in four other courthouses.

This level, productive land of West Tennessee is filled with cotton, soybeans, corn, wheat, and strawberries, plus beef cattle. Bells is the largest town, followed by Alamo, Gadsden, Maury City, and Friendship. Typically, homes sell in 30 to 60 days in Tennessee, and Jackson's metro area is holding up the demand.

Recent records reveal the underlying factors influencing the local real estate market, with a median home value of $129,200 and median rent of $835, alongside a median household income of $59,637 and a median real estate tax rate of 0.63 as a percentage of the property’s assessed value.

How to Look Up Crockett County Property Records

The state assessment site provides the owner, appraised value, and Map-Group-Parcel number for each parcel free of charge. The Trustee accepts payments at the courthouse, and the county's FAQ page explains where and how to pay. Documents are available at the Register of Deeds by phone or email.

Who Keeps Crockett County Property Records

The Public Records Act makes property records available to the public in Tennessee and keeps them at the county level. On the Crockett County government page, the county's elected officials are listed with their direct phone numbers:

• Deeds, deeds of trust, liens, and plats are recorded by theRegister of Deeds. This office also collects the state recordation tax at recording.

• The Assessor of Property appraises each parcel at market value, assigns the Map-Group-Parcel number, and retains the record cards on the state's database.

• The County Trustee collects the county’s property taxes at the courthouse. In Tennessee, the Trustee is the tax collector.

The Clerk & Master hears delinquent-tax suits in the Chancery Court.

How to Search Crockett County Property Records Online

Conduct your search in this sequence:

• Locate the parcel in the state assessment database. Under Crockett County, enter the address or owner name and copy the Map-Group-Parcel number, value, and class.

• Draw the boundary of this county in TNMap; this county is unusually neat, with its farm boundaries being straight lines.

• Take the owner’s name to the Register of Deeds. Tennessee indexes by grantor and grantee; work both sides of all sales.

• Back-run the grantor/grantee sequence for each grantor and recover the same index for deeds of trust, liens, and releases. Chains older than 1871 remain in Haywood, Madison, Dyer, or Gibson County, according to which corner the land was acquired from.

• Verify taxes are up-to-date with the Trustee by calling (731) 696-5454.

Register of Deeds: Deeds, Deeds of Trust, and Plats

The Register of Deeds, an elected official, records for Alamo, Bells, Gadsden, Maury City, Friendship, and the farm country between. On most financed purchases, you will be involved in a deed of trust rather than a mortgage, as is done in Tennessee. The state recordation tax is also paid to the Register.

Document types recorded include:

• Warranty deeds, quitclaim deeds, and other conveyances

• Deeds of trust, releases, assignments, and modifications

• Liens, judgments, and amendments

• Powers of attorney and plats

• Military discharges and UCC fixture filings

Assessor of Property: Ownership, Values, and Parcel Data

The Assessor appraises every parcel at market value, and Tennessee taxes a class-based fraction of it. The Map-Group-Parcel number is assigned by the office, and the record cards are maintained by the office. At each state-scheduled reappraisal, values are true to the market and added to the state’s assessment database.

Use the state assessment site or call to find:

• The current owner of record for any parcel

• The Map-Group-Parcel number and legal description

• The appraised value and the assessed value after the class ratio

• The property class, such as residential, farm, or commercial

• Characteristics like square footage, year built, and acreage

County Trustee: Tax Bills and Payments

The county's FAQ has answers to the most common questions about tax bills. Pay by cash, check, money order, or some credit and debit cards (with fees) at the Trustee's office. The deadline for tax filing is the first Monday of October, and the deadline before the monthly interest is due is the last day of February.

The Trustee oversees the state Tax Relief program for seniors, disabled homeowners, and veterans who qualify.

Property Tax in Crockett County: Classification, Exemptions, and Appeals

There is no state property tax in Tennessee. A Crockett County bill includes taxes billed by the county and by the city of residence. Towns such as Alamo and Bells have their own distinct city taxes.

How the bill is figured

The assessment rates are 25% for all residential and farm property, and 40% for all commercial and industrial property. A home appraised at $135,000 carries a $33,750 assessed value; at a combined 2.20% rate, the bill is about $743. The rate is never applied to the full appraisal amount.

Exemptions and relief

Appealing your value

Start with the Assessor, as you will get corrected information that will solve many cases. In the formal appeal, which will be considered in June by the County Board of Equalization and also by the State Board of Equalization, evidence will be presented in the form of comparable sales.

GIS Maps and Parcel Viewer

The state carries the county’s parcel mapping. The TNMap assessment viewer draws every Crockett County boundary over aerial imagery, linked to the Comptroller’s assessment data, with the row-crop grid plain from above.

Details available include:

• Parcel boundaries with ownership and acreage

• Appraised and assessed values by parcel

• Cotton and soybean country in aerial view

• Property classes and record-card data

• Statewide layers through TNMap

Tax maps are NOT maps for surveying. Confirm any boundary that is in question with the recorded plat and a licensed survey.

Foreclosure and Tax Sales

Tennessee uses two types of forced sales:

Deed-of-trust foreclosure

If a loan defaults, the trustee named in the deed of trust advertises and sells at public auction pursuant to a procedure found in Title 35 of the Tennessee Code. No court order is necessary. The private trustee is not a tax collector at the courthouse.

Chancery Court tax sale

Taxes that aren't paid go through the courthouse. Most sales are followed by a one-year right of redemption; the county files suit in the Chancery Court, and the Clerk & Master holds the sale of the land. Tennessee does not sell the property by means of tax-lien certificates.

Costs to Access Property Records

The state portals are free. Fees apply to copies and recording, and card payments to the Trustee carry processing fees.

The recordation tax is collected by the Register, and the sworn value on the deed is the public record of the price.

How to Record a Document

The recording provisions are contained in Tennessee Code Title 66, Chapter 24. There are four steps:

• Prepare it to the standards of Tennessee (notarized signatures, full description of the property, preparer and return addresses).

• Indicate the deed requirements: the tax parcel number and the signed Oath of Consideration.

• Transfer recording fee of $0.37 per $100 + secured debt over $2,000 recording fee of $0.115 per $100.

• Record in the Register of Deeds office or by mail with fees. The indexed document becomes part of the permanent record, and the original is returned to you.

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