Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wharton County, TX
Wharton County (population 41,571) records real-property documents through the Wharton County Clerk (records real property in Official Public Records). 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.
Wharton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wharton County Clerk (records real property in Official Public Records)
- Mailing address
- 309 E. Milam St., Suite 700, P.O. Box 69, Wharton, TX 77488
- Phone
- (979) 532-2381
- Checks payable to
- Wharton County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wharton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (Real Property Recording, first page, includes all statutory surcharges)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $0.25 per additional name indexed over 5; $25 penalty if grantee's mailing address missing; double fee for illegible pages/negative copies
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wharton County Clerk (records real property in Official Public Records) before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Wharton County?
Wharton 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 Wharton County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Wharton County's formatting rules: 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 Wharton County Clerk (records real property in Official Public Records).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wharton County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Wharton 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 Wharton 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 Wharton County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.