Mississippi · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Itawamba County, MS
Itawamba County (population 23,857) records real-property documents through the Itawamba 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.
Itawamba County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Itawamba County Chancery Clerk
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 776, Fulton, MS 38843 (street: 201 W. Main St, Fulton, MS 38843)
- Phone
- 662-862-3931 (also listed as 662-862-3421)
- Website
- itawamba.gov/chancery-clerk
- Checks payable to
- Itawamba County Chancery Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Itawamba County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (includes indexing, first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per page after page 5
- Other fees
- $1.00 archive fee included; $10.00 non-conforming surcharge
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Itawamba County Chancery Clerk before you mail a check.
What Itawamba County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MS formatting: 3-inch top margin, 3/4-inch other margins, 20 lb white paper, 8 pt min font, one-sided pages, black/blue ink signatures with typed names
- Submission & return
- Mailed to return address on document
- Hours & turnaround
- Not specifically published; land records searchable online 1999-present
Can you e-record in Itawamba County?
Yes. Itawamba 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 Itawamba County, Mississippi
- Prepare the document so it meets Itawamba 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 Itawamba County Chancery Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Itawamba County Chancery Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Itawamba County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Itawamba County property are searchable at Itawamba County Tax Assessor - PropertyLink (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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