Oklahoma · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Washington County, OK
Washington County (population 54,037) records real-property documents through the Washington County Clerk (Register of Deeds function). 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.
Washington County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Washington County Clerk (Register of Deeds function)
- Mailing address
- Washington County Clerk, 400 S. Johnstone Ave., Room 100, Bartlesville, OK 74006
- Phone
- (918) 337-2840
- Checks payable to
- Washington County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Washington County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18.00 (first page of deeds, mortgages, and other instruments; includes $10.00 preservation fee per 28 O.S. §32)
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per additional page of same instrument
- Other fees
- $10.00 statewide preservation/archive fee per instrument, collected by County Clerk/Registrar of Deeds (included above)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Washington County Clerk (Register of Deeds function) before you mail a check.
What Washington County requires
- Submission & return
- Contact clerk
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours 8:00am–5:00pm
Can you e-record in Washington County?
Washington 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 Washington County, Oklahoma
- Prepare the document so it meets Washington 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 Washington County Clerk (Register of Deeds function).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Washington County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Washington County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Washington County property are searchable at Washington 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 Oklahoma
Oklahoma isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.