New Mexico · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Grant County, NM
Grant County (population 27,252) records real-property documents through the Grant County Clerk's Office. 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.
Grant County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Grant County Clerk's Office
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 1286, Silver City, NM 88062 (physical: 1400 Hwy 180 E, Silver City, NM 88061)
- Phone
- (575) 574-0042
- Checks payable to
- Grant County Clerk's Office
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Grant County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (1-10 indexed entries)
- Additional pages
- $25.00 per additional block of 10 indexed entries
- Other fees
- Copy $1.00/page; certification $2.00/document; images emailed/faxed $1.00; plat copy $10.00; plat mylar (18x24) $15.00; military discharge recording free
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Grant County Clerk's Office before you mail a check.
What Grant County requires
- Page formatting
- For plats specifically: only legible original plats with original signatures/dates accepted, one original + one black-line copy, legible notary and surveyor seals; general document formatting (margins/font/paper) not otherwise published
- Submission & return
- Certified copies provided by mail if written request + correct-fee check submitted; in-person pickup also available
Can you e-record in Grant County?
Grant 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 Grant County, New Mexico
- Prepare the document so it meets Grant 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 Grant County Clerk's Office.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Grant County Clerk's Office.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Grant County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Grant County property are searchable at Grant County Assessor's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in New Mexico
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