Arkansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Madison County, AR
Madison County (population 16,519) records real-property documents through the Madison County Circuit Clerk and 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.
Madison County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Madison County Circuit Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 626, 201 West Main St., Huntsville, AR 72740
- Phone
- (479) 738-2215
- Website
- madisoncircuitclerk.com
- Checks payable to
- Madison County Circuit Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Madison County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 (first page, one side only)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page (2-sided instrument = 2 pages)
- Other fees
- Real Property Transfer Tax $3.30/$1,000 of consideration over $100 (applies also to mineral rights transfers)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Madison County Circuit Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Madison County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 in. paper, legible print/type, 2.5 in. top-right margin, 0.5 in. side margins (statewide AR standard)
- Submission & return
- Email mccourt@madisoncountyar.gov, fax (479) 738-1544
Can you e-record in Madison County?
Madison 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 Madison County, Arkansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Madison 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 Madison County Circuit Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Madison County Circuit Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Madison County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Madison County property are searchable at Madison County Assessor. 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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