Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in DeWitt County, TX
DeWitt County (population 19,819) records real-property documents through the DeWitt County Clerk (Honorable Natalie Carson). 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.
DeWitt County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- DeWitt County Clerk (Honorable Natalie Carson)
- Mailing address
- 102 N. Clinton St., Suite 120, Cuero, TX 77954 (no separate P.O. Box confirmed for recording mail)
- Phone
- 361-275-0864
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
DeWitt County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 total ($5.00 Clerk Recording Fee + $10.00 Records Management & Preservation Fund + $10.00 Record Archive Fee), per LGC §118.011(a)(2)/(b)(2) and §118.025
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page (LGC §118.011(a)(2))
- Other fees
- $0.25 per additional name indexed in excess of 5 (LGC §118.011(a)(2)(D)); double filing fee penalties apply for no heading on first page, illegible pages, missing grantee address (double fee or $25 whichever greater per Prop. Code §11.003), or names not printed under signatures
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the DeWitt County Clerk (Honorable Natalie Carson) before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in DeWitt County?
DeWitt 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 DeWitt County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets DeWitt County's formatting rules: 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 DeWitt County Clerk (Honorable Natalie Carson).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in DeWitt 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 DeWitt 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 DeWitt County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.