Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Dickens County, TX
Dickens County (population 1,769) records real-property documents through the Dickens County Clerk (Danay Carnes). 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.
Dickens County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dickens County Clerk (Danay Carnes)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 120, Dickens, TX 79229 (physical: 508 Crow Street, Dickens, TX 79229)
- Phone
- (806) 623-5531
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Dickens County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (includes all surcharges); statutory schedule as commonly applied statewide; not independently confirmed via a Dickens-specific official fee schedule document
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $0.25 per additional name indexed in excess of 5
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dickens County Clerk (Danay Carnes) before you mail a check.
What Dickens County requires
- Submission & return
- Office requests submitter include a self-addressed envelope for return of recorded document
Can you e-record in Dickens County?
Dickens 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 Dickens County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Dickens 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 Dickens County Clerk (Danay Carnes).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Dickens 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 Dickens 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 Dickens County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.