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Recording a Deed or Document in Calhoun County, TX

Calhoun County (population 20,105) records real-property documents through the Calhoun 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.

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Calhoun County recorder — contact

Recording office
Calhoun County Clerk
Mailing address
211 South Ann Street, Suite 102, Port Lavaca, TX 77979
Phone
(361) 553-4411
Electronic recording
Paper / mail

Calhoun County recording fees

First page / base fee
$25.00 (incl. all surcharges)
Additional pages
$4.00 per additional page
Other fees
Record Management fee (LGC 118.011(b)(2)) $10.00; Record Archive fee (LGC 118.011(f)(1)) $10.00; $0.25 per name indexed beyond 5 names

Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Calhoun County Clerk before you mail a check.

Can you e-record in Calhoun County?

Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, Texas

  1. Prepare the document so it meets Calhoun County's formatting rules: legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
  2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
  3. Submit by mail to Calhoun County Clerk.
  4. Pay the recording fee.
  5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County? Secure it.

Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.

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