Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Orange County, TX
Orange County (population 84,810) records real-property documents through the Orange 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.
Orange County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Orange County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 801 W. Division, Orange, TX 77630
- Phone
- 409-882-7055 (fax 409-882-7012)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Orange County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00
- Additional pages
- $4.00
- Other fees
- Most fees already include a $10.00 Records Preservation Fee and $10.00 Records Archive Fee (per official Miscellaneous Fees page)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Orange County Clerk before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Orange County?
Orange 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 Orange County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Orange 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 Orange 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 Orange 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 Orange 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 Orange County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.