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Recording a Deed or Document in Alcorn County, MS
Alcorn County (population 34,742) records real-property documents through the Alcorn County Chancery Clerk. 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.
Alcorn County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Alcorn County Chancery Clerk
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 69, Corinth, MS 38835-0069
- Phone
- 662-286-7700 (Chancery Clerk); 662-286-7702 (Land Records)
- Checks payable to
- Alcorn County Chancery Clerk (statewide MS pattern; not explicitly confirmed on Alcorn page)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Alcorn County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (deeds; includes indexing for first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per page beyond 5 pages
- Other fees
- $1.00 archive fee added to base recording fee (effective per county fee schedule beginning Jan 1, 2020)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Alcorn County Chancery Clerk before you mail a check.
What Alcorn County requires
- Page formatting
- MS statewide standard: 3-inch top margin, 3/4-inch other margins, min 8pt font, white paper ≥20lb weight, one-sided, preparer info required, signatures black/blue ink; Alcorn also references its own 'Document Format' guide on-site
Can you e-record in Alcorn County?
Alcorn 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 Alcorn County, Mississippi
- Prepare the document so it meets Alcorn 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 Alcorn County Chancery Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Alcorn County Chancery Clerk (statewide MS pattern; not explicitly confirmed on Alcorn page).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Alcorn County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Alcorn County property are searchable at Alcorn County Tax Assessor (Property/Tax Search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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