Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Freestone County, TX
Freestone County (population 19,439) records real-property documents through the Freestone 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.
Freestone County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Freestone County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Freestone County Clerk, P.O. Box 1010, Fairfield, TX 75840
- Phone
- 903-389-2635
- Checks payable to
- Renee Gregory, Freestone County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Freestone County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (Real Property Record, first page, includes all statutory surcharges: $5 recording + $10 records mgmt + $10 records archive + $1 courthouse security = $26 per some fee-sheet versions; current posted rate is $25 first page)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Records Management $10 and Records Archive $10 and Courthouse Security $1 are bundled into the first-page fee per the county fee schedule; $0.25 per additional indexed name over 5; penalty fee of greater of 2x statutory fee or $25 if grantee mailing address missing; double fee if no heading, unclear signer names, or font under 8-point
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Freestone County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Freestone County requires
- Page formatting
- 8-point minimum font; typed/printed name required under each signature; clear heading required on first page; failure triggers double filing fee
- Submission & return
- By mail; submitter should include a self-addressed stamped envelope
Can you e-record in Freestone County?
Freestone 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 Freestone County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Freestone 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 Freestone County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Renee Gregory, Freestone County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Freestone 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 Freestone 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 Freestone County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.