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Recording a Deed or Document in Walker County, TX
Walker County (population 76,406) records real-property documents through the Walker County Clerk (Kari A. French). 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.
Walker County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Walker County Clerk (Kari A. French)
- Mailing address
- 1100 University Avenue, Suite 201, Huntsville, TX 77340
- Phone
- 936-436-4900 (Recording: 936-436-4903; Fax 936-436-4928)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Walker County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (Official Public Record, per official Recording Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2024)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page or part of a page
- Other fees
- $0.25 per name in excess of five; includes Records Management & Preservation ($10) and Records Archive Fee ($10) built into totals; grantee address omission penalty = greater of 2x fee or $25 (Property Code 11.003)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Walker County Clerk (Kari A. French) before you mail a check.
What Walker County requires
- Submission & return
- Implied mail return via 'Return to' address requirement; e-recorded documents returned electronically per Simplifile process
- Hours & turnaround
- Same business day if received in e-recording queue before 3:00 p.m.; next business day if after 3:00 p.m. (per Simplifile/county notice)
Can you e-record in Walker County?
Walker 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 Walker County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Walker 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 Walker County Clerk (Kari A. French).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.