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Recording a Deed or Document in Hardin County, TX
Hardin County (population 56,235) records real-property documents through the Hardin County Clerk (Connie Becton). 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.
Hardin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hardin County Clerk (Connie Becton)
- Mailing address
- PO Box 38, 300 W Monroe St, Ste B-110, Kountze, TX 77625
- Phone
- (409) 246-5185
- Checks payable to
- Hardin County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hardin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (effective Jan 1, 2024, per official 2024 fee schedule)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $1.00 fee removed from all Official Public Records filings effective 1/1/2024; certified copies $5.00 + $1.00/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hardin County Clerk (Connie Becton) before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Hardin County?
Hardin 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 Hardin County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Hardin 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 Hardin County Clerk (Connie Becton).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hardin County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Hardin 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 Hardin 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 Hardin County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.