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Recording a Deed or Document in Erath County, TX
Erath County (population 42,543) records real-property documents through the Erath 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.
Erath County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Erath County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Erath County Clerk, 100 W. Washington St., Stephenville, TX 76401 (alternate land-records location: Annex III, 222 E. College St., Stephenville, TX 76401)
- Phone
- (254) 965-1482
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Erath County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (includes all surcharges per LGC 118.011)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Erath County Clerk before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Erath County?
Erath 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 Erath County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Erath 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 Erath 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 Erath 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 Erath 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 Erath County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.