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Recording a Deed or Document in Douglas County, MO
Douglas County (population 12,342) records real-property documents through the Douglas 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.
Douglas County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Douglas County Recorder of Deeds
- Phone
- 417-683-1219
- Website
- douglasmo.icounty.com
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Douglas County recording fees
Ask the Douglas County Recorder of Deeds (417-683-1219) for the current fee before you mail a check.
What Douglas County requires
- Page formatting
- 3" top margin on page 1; 3/4" other margins; one-sided, unbound pages; white or light paper, 20-lb minimum; 8-point type minimum in black or dark ink; names printed under signatures
Checked against official Douglas County and Missouri sources on October 6, 2026: douglasmo.icounty.com, revisor.mo.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Douglas County?
Douglas 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 Douglas County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Douglas County property are searchable at Douglas County Assessor. 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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