Search Noble County Deed Records

Noble County deed records are maintained at the County Clerk's office in Perry, Oklahoma. These public land documents cover warranty deeds, quit claim deeds, mortgages, liens, and other property instruments for real estate in Noble County. You can search deed records online through the statewide portal at no cost or visit the courthouse in Perry during business hours. The clerk keeps an indexed record of all filings going back decades. Noble County is a rural county in north-central Oklahoma where farm and ranch land make up most of the property transactions recorded in the deed books.

Noble County Clerk Office

Melinda H. Gaunt is the Noble County Clerk. The office sits at 300 Courthouse Dr in Perry. Mail goes to PO Box 358, Perry, OK 73077. The phone number is (580) 336-2141. Hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

The clerk acts as the ex officio Register of Deeds for Noble County. All property filings in the county go through this one office. Land sales, mortgage recordings, lien filings, and releases all get processed and indexed here. Once a document is recorded, it becomes part of the public record. Anyone can view it or request copies. You do not need to be a party to the transaction or the property owner.

Noble County is largely agricultural. The deed records here reflect that, with a lot of farm and ranch land transfers, pasture leases recorded as memorials, and oil and gas instruments. The clerk's office handles all of these alongside the standard residential deed filings in Perry and the smaller towns in the county.

Search Noble County Deed Records Online

Noble County deed records are on the OKCountyRecords.com statewide portal. The search is free. No login needed.

Four search methods are available. The name search is the most common. Enter the last name first, then the first name. Pick grantor, grantee, or both. Add a date range or document type filter to narrow results. The subdivision search works when you know a plat name with optional lot and block numbers. Most land in Noble County is unplatted, so the Section-Township-Range search tends to be more useful here. Enter the section, township, and range values to find matching records for rural parcels and farm tracts. The document search is for when you have an instrument number or book and page in hand.

Results show in a table with the date, instrument number, document type, book and page, grantor, grantee, legal description, and scanned image links.

The screenshot below shows the Noble County search page on OKCountyRecords.com.

This free portal lets you view scanned documents for Noble County deed records without creating an account.

Noble County Recording Fees

Noble County follows the state fee schedule set by Oklahoma Statutes Title 28, Section 32. Conforming deeds cost $8.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each page after. The $10.00 records preservation fee applies to every instrument. A one-page deed totals $18.00.

Non-conforming documents cost $25.00 for the first page and $10.00 per added page. These are documents that fail to meet margin, paper size, or format rules. Plats are $10.00 for one block or less and $25.00 for more than one block. Copies of Noble County deed records run about $1.00 per page. Certified copies include the certification stamp.

Filing Deed Records in Noble County

Documents filed at the Noble County Clerk must meet Oklahoma's recording requirements. The deed needs to be an original or certified copy. Paper cannot exceed 8.5 by 14 inches. A 2-inch top margin is required with 1-inch margins on the other three sides. The document must be in English and legible. Full names and signatures of all grantors, names and mailing addresses of all grantees, a specific legal description, and a notary acknowledgment with seal are all required under Title 16, Section 15 of Oklahoma law.

The Alien Land Ownership Affidavit must be attached for each grantee since November 2023 under 60 O.S. Section 121. Get the forms from the Oklahoma Attorney General's website. The Noble County Clerk will not accept a deed without this form unless a recognized exemption applies and is noted on the deed.

Exemptions include correction deeds, transfer-on-death deeds, court orders, and deeds to government bodies. Every deed also needs a "prepared by" statement and a "return to" address.

Noble County Oil and Gas Records

Noble County has active oil and gas production. Mineral deeds, royalty deeds, oil and gas leases, and assignments of interest are common filings at the clerk's office. If you are researching mineral rights in Noble County, the deed records are where you will spend most of your time.

In Oklahoma, mineral ownership can be severed from the surface. One person might own the land on top while another owns the minerals below. These transfers get recorded at the County Clerk's office like any other deed. The Section-Township-Range search on the statewide portal is the best way to find mineral-related filings since most oil and gas legal descriptions use that format. Title companies and landmen working in Noble County use these records to build chain-of-title reports for mineral interests.

Getting Copies of Noble County Deed Records

The easiest way to get copies is through OKCountyRecords.com. Find the document and view the scanned image on your screen. Print from your browser. These are not certified but work for reference.

For certified copies, go to the Noble County Clerk at 300 Courthouse Dr in Perry or mail a request to PO Box 358, Perry, OK 73077. Call (580) 336-2141 to check fees before sending payment. The USLandRecords platform also has Noble County records. The Oklahoma State Courts Network covers court cases that touch on property titles, like foreclosures and quiet title suits.

Under Oklahoma's race-notice system from Title 16, Section 16-16, a recorded deed creates constructive notice to all later buyers and lenders. Title 67 also allows county clerks to re-record documents when originals are destroyed.

Nearby Counties

Noble County borders several other Oklahoma counties. For deed records in a neighboring area, check these pages.