Custodian and manager of public records
for Caldwell County
Meet your Register of Deeds, Wayne Rash
The Register of Deeds office is the primary custodian of permanent records for the county. We record a variety of real property documents including deeds, deeds of trust, mortgage cancellations, powers of attorney, maps and others. The Vital Records Division maintains Caldwell County birth records, death records, marriage licenses issued in Caldwell County, Military Discharges, and Notary records.
I encourage you to explore the site and to learn about the services offered in our office. Our online records search can be accessed from this site and contains all of our real estate indexes since the formation of the county and images of all of our real estate documents from the early 1900's forward. Indexes of all our vital records can also be found there.
Wayne Rash
Register of Deeds
Become A Notary
A Notary is an official appointed by the state of North Carolina to be an impartial witness during notarizations and to certify the execution of life-changing documents. Their two main duties are validating the signer’s identity and confirming their willingness and awareness to sign the document.
There are several requirements to become a notary. You must be at least 18 years old, a resident of North Carolina, and the United States. You have to be able to read, write and speak English, and hold a high school diploma.
You can also renew your notary with the Caldwell County Register of Deeds.
Thank-a-Veteran Program
We are proud to offer our Caldwell County “Thank-a-Veteran” program. To get started, a Veteran needs to bring their Military Discharge / DD214 form along with a valid photo identification for recording in our office. There is no charge to record this document. Veterans who already have their Military Discharge / DD214 forms recorded with the Caldwell County Register of Deeds need only bring a valid photo identification to receive a Veterans Discount Card. Once you have been issued a Veterans Discount Card, simply present it at participating businesses to receive the discount.
The discount card will be at no charge to the Veteran as a "thank you" for service rendered to our country.
