Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Barbour County, AL
Barbour County (population 25,223) records real-property documents through the Barbour County Probate Office (Judge of Probate Susan H. Shorter). 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.
Barbour County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Barbour County Probate Office (Judge of Probate Susan H. Shorter)
- Mailing address
- Barbour County Probate Office, 405 E Barbour Street, Eufaula, AL 36027 (also 1 Court Square, Room 201, Clayton, AL 36016)
- Phone
- 334-687-1530 (Eufaula); 334-775-8371 (Clayton)
- Checks payable to
- Judge of Probate (Barbour County)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Barbour County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $1.00 per name after first two grantors/grantees; deed transfer tax $1.00 per $1,000 assessed value; mortgage tax $0.15 per $100
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Barbour County Probate Office (Judge of Probate Susan H. Shorter) before you mail a check.
What Barbour County requires
- Page formatting
- Alabama statewide recording standard: 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, black or blue ink, min. 10-pt font, 3x3-inch blank space in top right corner of first page, 1-inch margins on all pages, printed name under each signature, no full SSNs
- Submission & return
- Mail-back or e-recording confirmation
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to a few business days
Can you e-record in Barbour County?
Yes. Barbour County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Barbour County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Barbour 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, or by mail to Barbour County Probate Office (Judge of Probate Susan H. Shorter).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Judge of Probate (Barbour County).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Barbour County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Barbour County property are searchable at Barbour County Revenue Commission / GIS (Marshall Williams III, Revenue Commissioner). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Barbour 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 Barbour County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. 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.
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Under contract in Barbour County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.