Recording a Deed or Document in Upshur County, TX

Can you e-record in Upshur County?

Upshur County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably handles this on the paper rail — we prepare, notarize, mail, and track your document to a recorded instrument number.

How to record a document in Upshur County, Texas

1. Prepare the document so it meets Upshur County formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit by mail to Upshur County Clerk (Terri Ross) at P.O. Box 730, Gilmer, TX 75644 (physical office: 150 E Jefferson, Gilmer, TX 75644; also cited as 100 Tyler Street, 2nd Floor, Gilmer, TX 75644).
4. Pay the recording fee ($25.00 total (Recording Fee $5.00 + Records Management $10.00 + Records Archive $10.00, per LGC 118.011/118.011(b)(2)/118.011(f)), effective January 1, 2024 first / $4.00 per additional page or part with visible marks add'l (+$0.25 per indexed name after 5; missing grantee's mailing address $25.00)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Upshur 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 Upshur County property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — by certified mail on the paper rail — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.