Mississippi · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Leflore County, MS
Leflore County (population 28,498) records real-property documents through the Leflore 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.
Leflore County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Leflore County Chancery Clerk
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 250, Greenwood, MS 38935-0250 (physical: 306 West Market St., Greenwood, MS 38930)
- Phone
- (662) 453-6203
- Checks payable to
- Leflore County Chancery Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Leflore County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (includes indexing for first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per page over 5
- Other fees
- $1.00 archive fee; copy fees $0.50/page (staff) or $0.25/page (self-service), $1.00 certification fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Leflore County Chancery Clerk before you mail a check.
What Leflore County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MS formatting requirements (20 lb white paper, 3-in top margin, 3/4-in other margins, min 8-pt black/blue ink font, original signatures)
- Submission & return
- Mail with self-addressed stamped envelope
Can you e-record in Leflore County?
Leflore 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 Leflore County, Mississippi
- Prepare the document so it meets Leflore 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 Leflore County Chancery Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Leflore County Chancery Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Leflore County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Leflore County property are searchable at Leflore County Tax Assessor (lefloretax.com / Leflore County Assessor). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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