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Recording a Deed or Document in Coahoma County, MS
Coahoma County (population 21,387) records real-property documents through the Chancery Clerk of Coahoma County (Land Records Division). 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.
Coahoma County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Chancery Clerk of Coahoma County (Land Records Division)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 98, Clarksdale, MS 38614 (physical: 115 First St, Clarksdale, MS 38614)
- Phone
- 662-624-3000
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Coahoma County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (deed; includes indexing for first 5 pages) — Coahoma is an archive-fee county; Deeds of Trust/assignments $27.00
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per page over 5
- Other fees
- $1.00 archive fee included in base fee; certified copies $1.00/document; clerk copies $0.50/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Chancery Clerk of Coahoma County (Land Records Division) before you mail a check.
What Coahoma County requires
- Page formatting
- Per statewide MS recording law (eff. 7/1/2009): min 20 lb white paper, one-sided pages, first-page top margin min 3 inches (reserved for clerk), all other margins min 3/4 inch, font min 8 pt, black/blue ink signatures with typed name beneath, no permanent binding/stapled attachments
- Submission & return
- Historically by mail/pickup
Can you e-record in Coahoma County?
Coahoma 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 Coahoma County, Mississippi
- Prepare the document so it meets Coahoma 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 Chancery Clerk of Coahoma County (Land Records Division).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Coahoma County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Coahoma County property are searchable at Coahoma County Tax Assessor/Collector (Ann Williams). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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