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Recording a Deed or Document in Yalobusha County, MS
Yalobusha County (population 12,485) records real-property documents through the Chancery Clerk, Yalobusha County (dual judicial districts: 1st District - Coffeeville, 2nd District - Water Valley). 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.
Yalobusha County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Chancery Clerk, Yalobusha County (dual judicial districts: 1st District - Coffeeville, 2nd District - Water Valley)
- Mailing address
- 1st District: PO Box 260, Coffeeville, MS 38922; 2nd District: PO Box 664, Water Valley, MS 38965
- Phone
- 1st District 662-675-2716; 2nd District 662-473-2091
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Yalobusha 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 archive fee per instrument; oil & gas releases/assignments $4.00 per additional section/subdivision lot; mineral stamp fees $0.03-$0.08/mineral acre by term length
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Chancery Clerk, Yalobusha County (dual judicial districts: 1st District - Coffeeville, 2nd District - Water Valley) before you mail a check.
What Yalobusha County requires
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet required; MS statutory format applies (3-inch top margin p.1, 3/4-inch other margins, preparer/return info below top margin)
Can you e-record in Yalobusha County?
Yalobusha 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 Yalobusha County, Mississippi
- Prepare the document so it meets Yalobusha 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 Chancery Clerk, Yalobusha County (dual judicial districts: 1st District - Coffeeville, 2nd District - Water Valley).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Yalobusha County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Yalobusha County property are searchable at Yalobusha County Tax Assessor - GIS/property search (LocalGreenMap). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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