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Recording a Deed or Document in Cooke County, TX
Cooke County (population 41,670) records real-property documents through the Cooke County Clerk (Pam Harrison). 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.
Cooke County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cooke County Clerk (Pam Harrison)
- Mailing address
- 101 South Dixon St., Room 108, Gainesville, TX 76240
- Phone
- (940) 668-5421 (fax 940-668-5522)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Cooke County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (LGC 118.011(a)(2) Filing/Recording $5.00 + Records Management Fee $10.00 [LGC 118.0216] + Archive Fee $10.00 [LGC 118.011(f)])
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page or part with visible marks
- Other fees
- $0.25 per additional name indexed in excess of 5; penalty fee = greater of (2x statutory fee) or $25.00 if grantee mailing address is missing (Tex. Prop. Code 11.003); Plat $60.00; State Tax Lien/Release $15.00; Federal Tax Lien/Release $20.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cooke County Clerk (Pam Harrison) before you mail a check.
What Cooke County requires
- Page formatting
- Per official 'Official Public Records Filing Requirements': original signatures required; must be properly acknowledged/notarized; clearly identifying heading of document required; typed/written in at least 8-pt font; paper no larger than 8.5 in. x 14 in.; grantor's name printed legibly/typed under signature; grantee's mailing address must appear on document; requests 2-in. blank margin at top of first page and 1-in. margin at top of each following page (for label/e-stamp); Notice of Confidentiality Rights required in 12-pt bold/uppercase at top of first page for real property transfers to/from an individual (Sec. 11.008(b))
Can you e-record in Cooke County?
Cooke 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 Cooke County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Cooke 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 Cooke County Clerk (Pam Harrison).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Cooke 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 Cooke 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 Cooke County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.