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Recording a Deed or Document in Crawford County, MO
Crawford County (population 22,929) records real-property documents through the Crawford 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.
Crawford County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Crawford County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Crawford County Recorder of Deeds, 302 W. Main St., PO Box 236, Steelville, MO 65565
- Phone
- (573) 775-5048
- Checks payable to
- Crawford County Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Crawford County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $24.00 first page (standard MO statutory fee; note: a separate 'Crawford Circuit Clerk' fee page cites conflicting Arkansas-statute-referenced figures that appear to be a template error and are not used here)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Non-standard document penalty +$25; copies $1/page + $1 certification
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Crawford County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Crawford County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MO standard margins/paper; avoid folded documents (creasing can create scan artifacts) — use large envelopes for mailing
- Cover sheet
- Not explicitly confirmed; MO standard 3-inch top margin applies for recording stamp
- Submission & return
- Include self-addressed, stamped envelope
Can you e-record in Crawford County?
Yes. Crawford County accepts electronic recording through CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Crawford County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Crawford 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 CSC, or by mail to Crawford County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Crawford County Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Crawford County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Crawford County property are searchable at Crawford County Assessor / Property Tax Inquiry. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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