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Recording a Deed or Document in Webster County, MS
Webster County (population 9,927) records real-property documents through the Webster County Chancery Clerk (Michael L. Kolb). 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.
Webster County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Webster County Chancery Clerk (Michael L. Kolb)
- Mailing address
- 6333 MS Hwy 9, Ste 123, Walthall, MS 39771 (Walthall is the Webster County seat, not to be confused with Walthall County)
- Phone
- 662-258-4131
- Website
- webstercountyms.org/node/7
- Checks payable to
- Webster County Chancery Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Webster County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (includes indexing, first 5 pages) — covers Warranty, Timber, Quitclaim, Trustee's Deeds, Deeds of Trust, Leases, Plats, Covenants, Construction Liens, Lis Pendens, Condominium Liens
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per page after the first 5
- Other fees
- $1.00 records-management/archive fee (bundled in $26 base); $10.00 non-conforming document fee; copy fees $0.50/page (clerk) or $0.25/page (other), $1.00 per certified copy
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Webster County Chancery Clerk (Michael L. Kolb) before you mail a check.
What Webster County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MS Code §89-5-24 standard: 3 in top margin page 1, 3/4 in other margins, ≥8pt font, white ≥20lb paper one-sided, black/blue ink signatures with typed names
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet mandated by MS statute; required info must appear on page 1 below the 3-inch top margin
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail (SASE) or pickup
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically 1–3 weeks for mailed documents given no confirmed e-recording
Can you e-record in Webster County?
Webster 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 Webster County, Mississippi
- Prepare the document so it meets Webster 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 Webster County Chancery Clerk (Michael L. Kolb).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Webster County Chancery Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Webster County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Webster County property are searchable at Webster County Tax Assessor/Collector (Barbara Gore, Tax Collector). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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