Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Lamar County, TX
Lamar County (population 50,081) records real-property documents through the Lamar County Clerk (Tonya Ritchie). 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.
Lamar County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lamar County Clerk (Tonya Ritchie)
- Mailing address
- 119 N Main Street, Paris, TX 75460
- Phone
- (903) 737-2420 (deed fax (903) 782-1111)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Lamar County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (statutory floor, includes surcharges) per 2024 recording fee schedule PDF on county site
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $0.25 per additional name indexed over 5
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lamar County Clerk (Tonya Ritchie) before you mail a check.
What Lamar County requires
- Page formatting
- Paper 8.5x11 to 8.5x14; min 8-point font, black ink on white paper; clearly legible; non-English documents require certified translation; 3 inches blank space on last page for file stamp
Can you e-record in Lamar County?
Lamar 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 Lamar County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Lamar 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 Lamar County Clerk (Tonya Ritchie).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Lamar 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.