New Mexico · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hidalgo County, NM
Hidalgo County (population 3,929) records real-property documents through the Hidalgo County Clerk. 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.
Hidalgo County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hidalgo County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Hidalgo County Clerk, 300 Shakespeare St. (also cited as 305 Pyramid St.), Lordsburg, NM 88045
- Phone
- (575) 542-9213 (fax 575-542-3193)
- Website
- hidalgocounty.org/clerk
- Checks payable to
- Hidalgo County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hidalgo County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25 for 1-10 indexed entries
- Additional pages
- $25 per additional block of 10 indexed entries
- Other fees
- Copies $1.00/page; certification $2.00/document; emailed/faxed images $1.00; plat copy $10.00; plat Mylar (18x24) $15.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hidalgo County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Hidalgo County requires
- Page formatting
- Only original, notarized documents accepted; complete legal description required for property transfers; standard NM formatting (white paper, black ink, min 10pt font) expected
- Cover sheet
- No formal cover sheet form, but office requires a blank 2"x4" space reserved on the document for the recording label or the document will be returned unrecorded
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail
Can you e-record in Hidalgo County?
Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County, New Mexico
- Prepare the document so it meets Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hidalgo County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Hidalgo County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Hidalgo County property are searchable at Hidalgo County Assessor/Treasurer LiveWeb search (assessment roll/owner/address/parcel lookup). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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