Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Palo Pinto County, TX
Palo Pinto County (population 28,413) records real-property documents through the Palo Pinto 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.
Palo Pinto County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Palo Pinto County Clerk
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 219, Palo Pinto, TX 76484 (USPS) / 520 Oak Street, Palo Pinto, TX 76484 (courier/physical)
- Phone
- 940-659-1277
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Palo Pinto County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 or $26.00
- Additional pages
- $4.00
- Other fees
- $0.25 per name in excess of 5 indexed names
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Palo Pinto County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Palo Pinto County requires
- Page formatting
- Filing requirements include margins, headings, signatures, and notary acknowledgements per official Real Property Records Filing Information page
- Cover sheet
- Not explicitly required per official page (page lists margin, heading, signature, and notary requirements but no separate cover sheet mandate)
- Submission & return
- Per official policy, recorded documents are returned to the 'Return To' address listed on the document, or to the individual who paid the filing fee if no Return To address is given
Can you e-record in Palo Pinto County?
Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.