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Recording a Deed or Document in Bastrop County, TX
Bastrop County (population 97,218) records real-property documents through the Bastrop County Clerk (Krista Bartsch). 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.
Bastrop County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Bastrop County Clerk (Krista Bartsch)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 577, Bastrop, TX 78602 (physical: Bastrop County Courthouse Annex)
- Phone
- (512) 332-7234 (fax 512-332-7241)
- Checks payable to
- Standard practice is 'Bastrop County Clerk')
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Bastrop County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 first page of each document filed (effective Jan 1, 2024)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 for each additional page in same document
- Other fees
- Statutory $25/$4 figure already includes recording/records-management/archive surcharges per county's own posted fee sheet; no separate itemized rider listed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Bastrop County Clerk (Krista Bartsch) before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Bastrop County?
Bastrop 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 Bastrop County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Bastrop County's formatting rules: 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 Bastrop County Clerk (Krista Bartsch).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Standard practice is 'Bastrop County Clerk').
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Bastrop County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Bastrop County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Bastrop County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.