Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Rains County, TX
Rains County (population 12,151) records real-property documents through the Rains 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.
Rains County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Rains County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Rains County Clerk, Rains County Courthouse Annex, 220 W. Quitman St., Suite B, Emory, TX 75440
- Phone
- (903) 473-5000
- Website
- co.rains.tx.us
- Checks payable to
- Not explicitly named on official page
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Rains County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (real property record, all statutory surcharges included)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page; $0.25 per additional indexed name beyond 5
- Other fees
- Records-management/archive components not separately itemized on the page fetched (built into $25 first-page total per statutory framework)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Rains County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Rains County requires
- Page formatting
- Office page notes documents should be on white paper, 8.5x11 to 8.5x14, legible font/ink, proper margins (consistent with LGC 191.007 statewide requirements)
- Submission & return
- By mail (self-addressed return implied; not explicitly detailed)
Can you e-record in Rains County?
Rains 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 Rains County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Rains 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 Rains County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Not explicitly named on official page.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Rains 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 Rains 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 Rains County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.