Register of Deeds

The Craven County Register of Deeds Office is responsible for housing some of your most precious documents like your deeds, birth, marriage and death certificates, and DD-214s. The office records, indexes, and stores real estate and other business-related documents.

Recording Cut-Off Time

Craven County Register of Deeds Office has a recording cut-off time of 4:30 p.m. for all documents. This includes Real Estate Documents, Assumed Business Name, and Notary Public Oaths

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Mission

The mission of the Craven County Register of Deeds is to record and maintain births, deaths, marriages, military service discharges, notaries, assumed names, articles of incorporation, maps, and real estate transactions with customer service second to none.

We are governed by three state agencies: the Legislature, the Secretary of State, and the Department of Vital Records.

We assist surveyors, realtors, ministers, lawyers, veterans, genealogists, funeral homes, and the general public. It is our goal to serve every citizen in a prompt manner, with a professional, and congenial attitude.