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Recording a Deed or Document in Wilson County, TX
Wilson County (population 49,753) records real-property documents through the Wilson County Clerk (Genevieve Martinez). 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.
Wilson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wilson County Clerk (Genevieve Martinez)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 27, Floresville, TX 78114 (in-person: 1420 3rd Street, Suite 105/110, Floresville, TX 78114)
- Phone
- (830) 393-7308 (alternate 830-400-1851)
- Checks payable to
- Wilson County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wilson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 total (effective Jan 1, 2024) = $5.00 Recording Fee (LGC 118.011) + $10.00 Records Management + $10.00 Records Archive
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page/part with visible marks
- Other fees
- $0.25 per additional name indexed over 5; $25 (or 2x statutory fee) penalty if grantee mailing address missing per Prop. Code 11.003; double fee for missing heading/unsigned-under-signature names per LGC 191.007
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wilson County Clerk (Genevieve Martinez) before you mail a check.
What Wilson County requires
- Page formatting
- Must be printed in type no smaller than 8-point; live signature and proper acknowledgment required (Property Code 12.001(b), 12.011); current photo ID required with fee for recording
Can you e-record in Wilson County?
Wilson 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 Wilson County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Wilson 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 Wilson County Clerk (Genevieve Martinez).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wilson County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.