Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Dawson County, TX
Dawson County (population 12,459) records real-property documents through the Dawson 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.
Dawson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dawson County Clerk
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 1268, Lamesa, TX 79331
- Phone
- (806) 329-3311
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Dawson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page (per statewide statutory schedule cited by county)
- Other fees
- $0.25 per additional name indexed in excess of 5 (statutory)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dawson County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Dawson County requires
- Submission & return
- Office requests a pre-paid FedEx, UPS, or Priority Mail return envelope be included with mailed submissions; office states it has no control over USPS once documents leave the office
Can you e-record in Dawson County?
Dawson 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 Dawson County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Dawson 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 Dawson 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 Dawson 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 Dawson 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 Dawson County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.