Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Van Zandt County, TX
Van Zandt County (population 59,543) records real-property documents through the Van Zandt County Clerk (Susan Strickland). 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.
Van Zandt County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Van Zandt County Clerk (Susan Strickland)
- Mailing address
- 121 E. Dallas St., Room 202, Canton, TX 75103
- Phone
- 903-567-7555 (also 903-567-6503)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Van Zandt County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (Real Property & Vital Records recording, official fee schedule effective Jan 1, 2024)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $0.25 per name indexed in excess of five; documents not meeting LGC 191.007 formatting requirements can be charged double the fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Van Zandt County Clerk (Susan Strickland) before you mail a check.
What Van Zandt County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard LGC 191.007 formatting (8.5x14 max page size, legible print, positive black-on-white reproduction); noncompliant documents may be recorded at double fee or rejected
- Submission & return
- 'Return to' address is required on the document itself, implying recorded original is mailed back to that address
Can you e-record in Van Zandt County?
Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County Clerk (Susan Strickland).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.