Arkansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Woodruff County, AR
Woodruff County (population 6,272) records real-property documents through the Woodruff County Circuit Clerk (ex officio County 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.
Woodruff County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Woodruff County Circuit Clerk (ex officio County Recorder)
- Mailing address
- 500 North 3rd Street, Augusta, AR 72006
- Phone
- (870) 347-2391
- Checks payable to
- Woodruff County Circuit Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Woodruff County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page (two-sided page counts as 2 pages)
- Other fees
- No distinct rider fee identified; Real Property Transfer Tax $3.30/$1,000 of consideration over $100 (applies to mineral-rights transfers too)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Woodruff County Circuit Clerk (ex officio County Recorder) before you mail a check.
What Woodruff County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 inch paper; side margins at least 0.5 inch on all pages
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours 8:30am-4:30pm M-F
Can you e-record in Woodruff County?
Yes. Woodruff 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 Woodruff County, Arkansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Woodruff 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 Woodruff County Circuit Clerk (ex officio County Recorder).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Woodruff County Circuit Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Woodruff County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Woodruff County property are searchable at Woodruff County Assessor (Leslie Collins). 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.