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Recording a Deed or Document in Grenada County, MS
Grenada County (population 21,627) records real-property documents through the Grenada County Chancery Clerk (Johnny L. Hayward). 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.
Grenada County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Grenada County Chancery Clerk (Johnny L. Hayward)
- Mailing address
- Grenada County Chancery Clerk, 59 Green St, Suite 1, Grenada, MS 38901 (mail: P.O. Box 1208, Grenada, MS 38902)
- Phone
- (662) 226-1821 (fax 662-227-2860)
- Website
- grenadacountyms.org
- Checks payable to
- Grenada County Chancery Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Grenada County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (archive-fee county rate; includes indexing for first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per page over 5
- Other fees
- $1.00 archive fee included in base fee; assignments/releases/amendments $27.00 first instrument (5 pages) + $1.00/page over 5; non-conforming format documents +$10.00; mineral doc stamp tax $0.03-$0.08/mineral acre where applicable
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Grenada County Chancery Clerk (Johnny L. Hayward) before you mail a check.
What Grenada County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper min 20# weight; blank 3-inch top margin on first page (recorder use); min 0.75-inch other margins; min 10-point font; black or dark-blue ink signatures with typed names beneath; one-sided, unbound individual pages
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail to preparer/return address shown on document (standard MS chancery clerk practice)
Can you e-record in Grenada County?
Yes. Grenada 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 Grenada County, Mississippi
- Prepare the document so it meets Grenada 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 Grenada County Chancery Clerk (Johnny L. Hayward).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Grenada County Chancery Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Grenada County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Grenada County property are searchable at Grenada County Tax Assessor / Property Link (Delta Computer Systems). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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