Oklahoma · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Cotton County, OK
Cotton County (population 5,432) records real-property documents through the Cotton 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.
Cotton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cotton County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Cotton County Clerk, 301 N. Broadway, Walters, OK 73572
- Phone
- (580) 875-3026
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Cotton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18.00 for the first page ($8.00 recording + $10.00 preservation fee)
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per page
- Other fees
- Nonconforming documents $25.00 first page, $10.00 each additional; copies $1.00 per page; certification $1.00 per page
- Transfer tax on deeds
- $0.75 per $500 of consideration over $100, paid with documentary stamps affixed before recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cotton County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Cotton County requires
- Page formatting
- Original or certified copy; dark ink; no larger than 8.5 x 14 in.; 2 in. top margin and 1 in. other margins; grantee mailing address on the instrument
- Submission & return
- Mailed to the address listed on the instrument for delivery after recording
Checked against official Cotton County and Oklahoma sources on October 6, 2026: oklahoma.gov, oscn.net. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Cotton County?
Cotton 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 Cotton County, Oklahoma
- Prepare the document so it meets Cotton 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 Cotton County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
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