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Recording a Deed or Document in Somervell County, TX
Somervell County (population 9,205) records real-property documents through the Somervell 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.
Somervell County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Somervell County Clerk
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 1098, Glen Rose, TX 76043 (physical: 102 NE Vine Street, Glen Rose, TX 76043)
- Phone
- 254-897-4427
- Checks payable to
- Somervell County Clerk (currently Michelle Reynolds, per official page)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Somervell County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (per official county page describing mail-in recording instructions; see source_url)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Somervell County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Somervell County requires
- Submission & return
- Original returned via mail if submitter provides a postage-paid return envelope
Can you e-record in Somervell County?
Somervell 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 Somervell County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Somervell 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 Somervell County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Somervell County Clerk (currently Michelle Reynolds, per official page).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Somervell 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 Somervell 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 Somervell County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.