Missouri · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Benton County, MO
Benton County (population 20,536) records real-property documents through the Benton County Recorder of Deeds. 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.
Benton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Benton County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 316 Van Buren Rd / P.O. Box 1147, Warsaw, MO 65355
- Phone
- (660) 438-5732
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Benton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $24.00 (real estate); Plats $44.00 first page; Surveys $24.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00/page (real estate); Plats $25.00/page additional; Surveys $5.00/page additional
- Other fees
- Credit-card payments incur a $2.00 convenience fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Benton County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Benton County requires
- Page formatting
- Missouri statute mandates specific margins, legal-description format, font size, and notarization requirements
- Submission & return
- By mail or in-person delivery ('Most recording can be done by mail or delivered in person')
Can you e-record in Benton County?
Benton 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 Benton County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Benton 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 Benton County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Benton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Benton County property are searchable at Benton County Assessor (GIS mapping — limited free property info; full data via paid subscription). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Missouri
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