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Recording a Deed or Document in Winston County, MS
Winston County (population 17,710) records real-property documents through the Chancery Clerk (Land Records Division), Winston County. 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.
Winston County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Chancery Clerk (Land Records Division), Winston County
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 69, 154 South Court Ave, Louisville, MS 39339
- Phone
- 662-773-3631
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Winston County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (includes indexing, first 5 pages) per LTAMS statewide MS fee schedule
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per page beyond 5 pages
- Other fees
- $1.00 Local Government Records (archive) fee per instrument; $10.00 surcharge if document does not meet MS statutory formatting standards
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Chancery Clerk (Land Records Division), Winston County before you mail a check.
What Winston County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MS Code §89-5-24 formatting standard (3in top margin, 3/4in other margins) applies uniformly to all MS chancery clerk offices
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet required, but MS statutory format applies: 3-inch top margin on page 1 reserved for clerk, 3/4-inch margins elsewhere, preparer name/address/phone and return-to address below the top margin
- Submission & return
- Mail (original returned to preparer/return address on document) - not explicitly confirmed for Winston
Can you e-record in Winston County?
Yes. Winston County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Winston County, Mississippi
- Prepare the document so it meets Winston 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, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Chancery Clerk (Land Records Division), Winston County.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Winston County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Winston County property are searchable at Winston County Tax Assessor (Natasha Walker) - property/tax search via Data Systems Management portal. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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