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Recording a Deed or Document in Callaway County, MO
Callaway County (population 45,765) records real-property documents through the Callaway 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.
Callaway County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Callaway County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Callaway County Recorder of Deeds, 10 E. 5th Street, Fulton, MO 65251
- Phone
- (573) 642-0787
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; register closes at 4:00 p.m.
- Website
- callawaycounty.org/recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Callaway County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 for the first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page
- Other fees
- $25.00 non-standard document fee; copies $1.00 per page; certification $1.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Callaway County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Callaway County requires
- Page formatting
- White or light 20-lb paper, 8.5 x 11 in., one side only; 3-inch top margin on page 1, 3/4-inch other margins; type at least 8 pt in black or dark ink; names typed beneath signatures
Checked against official Callaway County and Missouri sources on October 6, 2026: callawaycounty.org, revisor.mo.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Callaway County?
Callaway 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 Callaway County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Callaway 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 Callaway 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 Callaway County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Callaway County property are searchable at Callaway 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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