Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hill County, TX
Hill County (population 35,870) records real-property documents through the Hill 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.
Hill County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hill County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 80 North Waco Street, 1st Floor / P.O. Box 398, Hillsboro, TX 76645
- Phone
- 254-582-4030 (or 254-582-4012)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hill County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (official county clerk page); use official $25.00 figure
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page; $0.25 per name in excess of 5 indexed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hill County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Hill County requires
- Page formatting
- Original document with original signatures; printing must be clear and legible; required signers must sign before a notary who has also signed, sealed, and dated the document; 1-inch margins at top and bottom of each page reserved for recording information; notary seals must be clear/dark enough to record
Can you e-record in Hill County?
Hill 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 Hill County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Hill 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 Hill 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 Hill 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 Hill 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 Hill County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.