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Recording a Deed or Document in Jefferson County, MO
Jefferson County (population 233,132) records real-property documents through the Jefferson 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.
Jefferson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Jefferson County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Jefferson County Recorder of Deeds, 729 Maple Street, Hillsboro, MO 63050
- Phone
- (636) 797-5414
- Recording hours
- Documents presented after 4:30 p.m. are processed the next business day
- Checks payable to
- Jefferson County Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Jefferson 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 fee; $5.00 per extra item released or assigned; copies $2.00 first page, $1.00 each additional; certification $1.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Jefferson County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Jefferson 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
- Submission & return
- Returned by mail to the sender; return postage required for all documents ($1.00 for 1–5 pages)
Checked against official Jefferson County and Missouri sources on October 6, 2026: jeffcomo.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Jefferson County?
Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Jefferson 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 Jefferson County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Jefferson County Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Jefferson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Jefferson County property are searchable at Jefferson 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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