Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Coryell County, TX
Coryell County (population 83,085) records real-property documents through the Coryell County Clerk (Jennifer Newton). 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.
Coryell County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Coryell County Clerk (Jennifer Newton)
- Mailing address
- 620 East Main Street, P.O. Box 237, Gatesville, TX 76528
- Phone
- 254-865-5911 ext. 2278 (recording fee info) / ext. 143 (general office)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Coryell County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (LGC 118.011(a)(2) $5.00 + Records Management & Preservation $10.00 [LGC 118.0216] + Record Archive $10.00 [LGC 118.025] + Security Fee $1.00 [LGC 291.008(d)])
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $0.25 per additional name indexed in excess of 5; Hospital Lien $26.00; Federal Tax Lien $16.00; State Tax Lien $9.00; additional $4.00 charged if 2-in. bottom margin not left for clerk's file mark
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Coryell County Clerk (Jennifer Newton) before you mail a check.
What Coryell County requires
- Page formatting
- 'Leave two inches at the bottom of each document for the Clerk's file mark or include an additional $4.00.' Also must include a self-addressed stamped envelope large enough for document return.
- Submission & return
- By mail — self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) required for return of recorded document, per official fee schedule
Can you e-record in Coryell County?
Coryell 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 Coryell County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Coryell 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 Coryell County Clerk (Jennifer Newton).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Coryell 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 Coryell 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 Coryell County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.