Missouri · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Ripley County, MO
Ripley County (population 10,717) records real-property documents through the Ripley 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.
Ripley County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Ripley County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Ripley County Recorder of Deeds, 100 Courthouse Sq., Suite 3, Doniphan, MO 63935
- Phone
- (573) 996-7941
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; documents received after 3:30 p.m. are recorded the next business day
- Website
- rcmorecorder.com
- Checks payable to
- Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Ripley 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 Ripley County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Ripley 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
- Cover sheet
- Not required; if used, it needs a 3-inch top margin and the first-page details
- Submission & return
- Mailed back in the self-addressed stamped envelope you enclose
- Turnaround
- Originals returned within one week of recording
Checked against official Ripley County and Missouri sources on October 6, 2026: rcmorecorder.com. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Ripley County?
Ripley 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 Ripley County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Ripley 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 Ripley County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Ripley County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Ripley County property are searchable at Ripley County Collector — Real Property Search (situs/owner lookup; official county Collector site). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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