Texas County Deed Records Search

Texas County deed records are maintained by the County Clerk in Guymon, Oklahoma. These public land documents include warranty deeds, quit claim deeds, mortgages, liens, and other property filings for real estate across the county. You can search Texas County deed records online through the statewide portal or visit the clerk's office in person. Located in the Oklahoma Panhandle, Texas County operates on Mountain Time. The clerk keeps an index of land filings going back decades, and the online database lets you search from anywhere at no cost.

Texas County Clerk Office

The Texas County Clerk handles all deed records for the county. Janie C. Hiskett serves as County Clerk. The office is at 319 N Main St in Guymon. Call (580) 338-3233 for questions. Hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Mountain Time.

Texas County is one of only three counties in the Oklahoma Panhandle, and it operates on Mountain Time rather than Central Time like most of the state. Keep that in mind if you plan to call or visit. The clerk serves as the ex officio Register of Deeds, so all land record filings go through this one office. When someone buys or sells property, records a mortgage, or files a lien in Texas County, the paperwork comes here. Once recorded, each document becomes part of the public record. Anyone can ask to see a deed or get a copy. You do not have to own the property to access Texas County deed records.

Search Texas County Deed Records Online

Texas County deed records are on the OKCountyRecords.com statewide portal. The system is free to use. No account is needed. Pick Texas County and start your search right away.

You get four search methods. The name search is the most popular. Type the last name, then first name. Pick grantor, grantee, or both. Add a date range and document type to narrow things down. The subdivision search works for platted areas in Texas County if you know the subdivision name, lot, or block. For rural Panhandle land, the Section-Township-Range search is the best option. Enter the section, township, and range from the public land survey system. The fourth method is a document search where you enter a known instrument number or book and page.

Results list the date, instrument number, type, book and page, names of all parties, legal description, and links to scanned images when they exist.

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

This portal is free and open to anyone looking up Texas County land records.

Texas County Recording Fees

Texas County follows the state fee schedule under Oklahoma Statutes Title 28, Section 32. A conforming deed costs $8.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each page after that. Add the $10.00 records preservation fee and a one-page deed costs $18.00 total.

Non-conforming documents run $25.00 for the first page and $10.00 per additional page. Documents that fail to meet margin, paper size, or format rules fall into this category. Plats have separate fees at the Texas County Clerk. One block or less is $10.00. More than one block is $25.00. If a page lists more than 25 legal descriptions, you pay $1.00 extra for each one past that limit.

• Conforming first page: $8.00
• Each additional page: $2.00
• Records preservation fee: $10.00 per document
• Non-conforming first page: $25.00
• Copies: $1.00 per page

Filing Deeds in Texas County

To record a deed in Texas County, the document must meet Oklahoma's format rules. It has to be an original or certified copy on paper no bigger than 8.5 by 14 inches. The top margin needs to be at least 2 inches. Side and bottom margins must be 1 inch. The deed has to be in English and clearly readable. It must include full names and signatures of all grantors, names and mailing addresses of all grantees, a specific legal description, and a notary acknowledgment with seal per Title 16, Section 15 of Oklahoma law.

Every deed filed in Texas County since November 2023 must come with an Alien Land Ownership Affidavit for each grantee. This comes from 60 O.S. Section 121. Get the forms from the Oklahoma Attorney General's website. The clerk will not accept a deed without this affidavit unless an exemption applies. Exemptions cover correction deeds, transfer-on-death deeds, court orders, and deeds to government bodies.

Getting Copies of Texas County Deed Records

The fastest way to get copies of Texas County deed records is through the OKCountyRecords.com portal. Search for the document, view the scanned image, and print from your browser. These are not certified copies but they work for research.

For certified copies, contact the Texas County Clerk at 319 N Main St in Guymon. Visit in person or send a written request by mail. Include a check or money order for the fee. Call (580) 338-3233 to check the cost before you send payment. Remember the office is on Mountain Time. Certified copies cost about $1.00 per page plus the certification stamp.

The USLandRecords platform covers Texas County records as well. The Oklahoma State Courts Network is useful for court cases tied to property, like foreclosures or quiet title suits in Texas County.

Nearby Counties

Texas County is in the Oklahoma Panhandle. It borders two other Oklahoma counties and shares state lines with Kansas, Colorado, and Texas.