Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Callahan County, TX
Callahan County (population 13,705) records real-property documents through the Callahan 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.
Callahan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Callahan County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 1257 FM 2047, Baird, TX 79504
- Phone
- (325) 854-5815
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Callahan County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (incl. all surcharges)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $0.25 per name indexed beyond 5 names; Federal Tax Lien/Release $30.00 total; State Tax Lien/Release $15.00 first page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Callahan County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Callahan County requires
- Page formatting
- Paper 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 in.; min 8-pt font black ink; legible; 3 in. blank space bottom of last page for file stamp
- Submission & return
- Return name/address required on document for mail return
Can you e-record in Callahan County?
Callahan 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 Callahan County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Callahan 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 Callahan County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Callahan 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 Callahan 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 Callahan County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.