Arkansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Baxter County, AR
Baxter County (population 41,628) records real-property documents through the Baxter County Circuit Clerk (Ex-Officio Recorder) - Canda Reese. 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.
Baxter County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Baxter County Circuit Clerk (Ex-Officio Recorder) - Canda Reese
- Mailing address
- 1 East 7th St., Suite 103, Mountain Home, AR 72653
- Phone
- (870) 425-3475 (fax 870-424-5105)
- Website
- baxtercountyar.gov/clerk.php
- Checks payable to
- Baxter County Circuit Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Baxter County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 (one-sided page)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Real Property Transfer Tax: $3.30 per $1,000 of actual consideration on transactions over $100; copies $0.25/page, +$5.00 for certified copies
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Baxter County Circuit Clerk (Ex-Officio Recorder) - Canda Reese before you mail a check.
What Baxter County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 inch paper, legible printing/typing required; 2.5 inch top-right margin on first page for recording stamp; 0.5 inch side margins on all pages
Can you e-record in Baxter County?
Baxter County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Baxter County, Arkansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Baxter 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 by mail to Baxter County Circuit Clerk (Ex-Officio Recorder) - Canda Reese.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Baxter County Circuit Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Baxter County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Baxter County property are searchable at Baxter County Assessor's Office (ARCountyData.com sponsored search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Arkansas
Arkansas isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.