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Recording a Deed or Document in Crawford County, AR
Crawford County (population 60,119) records real-property documents through the Crawford County Circuit Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder. 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.
Crawford County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Crawford County Circuit Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder
- Mailing address
- Crawford County Circuit Clerk, P.O. Box 608, 317 Main Street, Van Buren, AR 72956
- Phone
- (479) 474-1821 (fax 479-471-0622)
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (open through lunch); documents recorded until 4:30 PM
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Crawford County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 for the first page
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $15.00 per additional instrument listed in one document (max $300.00); $25.00 extra to record a document that doesn't meet the standards
- Transfer tax on deeds
- $3.30 per $1,000 of actual consideration on transfers over $100, paid by documentary stamps before recording; deeds must carry the signed documentary-stamp certification
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Crawford County Circuit Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder before you mail a check.
What Crawford County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 in paper; 2.5 in margin at top right of page 1 for the file mark, 0.5 in side and bottom margins on all pages, 2.5 in bottom margin on the last page; title of document and grantor/grantee names; legible (11 pt or larger advised); original signatures; grantee address and tax-statement address on deeds
- Cover sheet
- Not required. If page 1 lacks room for the file mark, a cover sheet with a 2.5 in top margin listing document type, grantors and grantees may be added for an extra fee
- Submission & return
- Mailed in the self-addressed, stamped envelope you enclose; a large envelope (documents unfolded) is requested
Checked against official Crawford County and Arkansas sources on October 6, 2026: crawfordcircuitclerk.com, dfa.arkansas.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Crawford County?
Crawford 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 Crawford County, Arkansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Crawford 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 Crawford County Circuit Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Crawford County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Crawford County property are searchable at Crawford County Assessor's Office. 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
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