Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Grimes County, TX
Grimes County (population 29,299) records real-property documents through the Grimes County Clerk - Official Public Records. 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.
Grimes County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Grimes County Clerk - Official Public Records
- Mailing address
- 270 FM 149 W., Anderson, TX 77830
- Phone
- (936) 873-4410 (fax 936-873-3308)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Grimes County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 total (Recording Fee $5.00 (LGC 118.011) + Records Management $10.00 (LGC 118.011(b)(2)) + Records Archive $10.00 (LGC 118.011(f)))
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page or part with visible marks (LGC 118.011(a)(1))
- Other fees
- $0.25 per name indexed in excess of 5; Federal Tax Lien/Release total $30.00; State Tax Lien/Release total $15.00; Plats/Maps/Replats total $370.00 first page (+$100/extra page)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Grimes County Clerk - Official Public Records before you mail a check.
What Grimes County requires
- Page formatting
- Grantee mailing address required (Prop. Code 11.003) or penalty fee (greater of 2x statutory fee or $25) applies; double fee if missing clear identifying heading (LGC 191.007(c)(h)) or names not legibly printed under signature (LGC 191.007(e)(h)); type no smaller than 8-point (LGC 191.007(3)); must have live signature and proper acknowledgement (Property Code 12.001(b) & 12.011); requires current photo ID for all submissions; only original documents or certified copies accepted, no photocopies; documents must arrive pre-signed/notarized (office does not notarize)
- Submission & return
- Documents returned to submitter after recording when mailed in with a self-addressed return envelope
Can you e-record in Grimes County?
Grimes 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 Grimes County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Grimes 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 Grimes County Clerk - Official Public Records.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Grimes 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 Grimes 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 Grimes County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.