Mississippi · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Jackson County, MS
Jackson County (population 143,245) records real-property documents through the Jackson County Chancery Clerk (Land Records). 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.
Jackson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Jackson County Chancery Clerk (Land Records)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 998, Pascagoula, MS 39568-0998 (office: 2915 Canty Street, Suite R, Pascagoula, MS 39567)
- Phone
- (228) 769-3131
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Jackson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 for the first 5 pages (includes indexing)
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per page after page 5
- Other fees
- $10.00 non-conforming document fee; certified copy $1.00; copies $0.50 per page; mineral reservation on deeds $0.08 per acre ($1.00 min.)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Jackson County Chancery Clerk (Land Records) before you mail a check.
What Jackson County requires
- Page formatting
- White 20-lb paper, one side only; 3-inch top margin on page 1, 3/4-inch other margins; signatures in black or blue ink with names typed or printed beneath
Checked against official Jackson County and Mississippi sources on October 6, 2026: co.jackson.ms.us. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Jackson County?
Jackson 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 Jackson County, Mississippi
- Prepare the document so it meets Jackson 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 Jackson County Chancery Clerk (Land Records).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Jackson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Jackson County property are searchable at Jackson County Tax Assessor - Land Roll / PropertyLink (Delta Computer Systems); also Web Mapping GIS. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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