Barry County Recorder Information

Land records in Barry County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds. The office is held by Danielle Still.

Records are indexed by name and year of purchase. With only a property address, contact the Assessor's office.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · Barry County Missouri Recorder of Deeds · Frequently Asked Questions

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Other charges

StatewideFor a document which releases or assigns more than one item: five dollars for each item beyond one released or assigned in addition to any other charges which may apply. For copying or reproducing any recorded instrument, except surveys and plats: a fee not to exceed two dollars for the first page and one dollar for each page thereafter. For recording a plat or survey of a subdivision, outlets or condominiums: twenty-five dollars for each sheet of drawings or calculations based on a size not to exceed twenty-four inches in width by eighteen inches in height. In a city not within a county (St. Louis City), recorder's fees are set by RSMo 59.313. The $26 first page is the $5 recording fee (RSMo 59.310) plus fees every recorder adds to each instrument: the $6 user fee (59.319.1, $4 before August 28, 2026), the $3 Missouri housing trust fee (59.319.2), $5 under 59.800, and $7 for the county employees retirement fund (50.1190; $6 in counties under 59.321). Additional pages are $3.

Plats and surveys 18" x 24": $46.00 each, each additional page $25.00; 36" x 24": $71.00 each, each additional page $50.00; 3 paper originals requested (no mylars). Tax liens: Federal $9.00, Federal Release $7.50, State $3.00, State Release $1.50. Searches for federal and state tax liens are $4.00 each per name by written request. Plat and survey copies $5.00 per page.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · Recording Fees

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

StatewideNonessential information such as form numbers, page numbers or customer notations may be placed in the margin. A document may be recorded if a minor portion of a seal or incidental writing extends beyond the margins.

StatewideEvery document presented for recording, except plats and surveys, shall have on the first page below the three-inch margin: the title of the document; the date of the document; all grantors' names and marital status; all grantees' names; any statutory addresses; the legal description of the property; and reference book and pages for statutory requirements, if applicable. Documents shall not be permanently bound nor in a continuous form. Deeds, mortgages, deeds of trust and similar instruments must contain a legal description of the lands affected. Exempt from format requirements: documents signed prior to January 1, 2002; military separation papers; documents executed outside the United States; certified copies; documents where an original party is deceased or incapacitated; and judgments formatted to meet court requirements.

Original document (no copies). Grantor signatures must be notarized, with notary signature and seal or stamp. Grantee names and marital status, address of grantee, and address of mortgagee or assignee. Corporate seal (if no seal, state so on the document). No unauthorized printing or information within the 3" margin. Release deeds: original identified note must be presented to release deeds of trust recorded prior to January 1, 1986; if the original note is lost, affidavits of lost note by the maker and beneficiary must be attached.

Submitting documents

Recordings are accepted until 3:00 p.m. Those received after 3:00 p.m. will go on the next business day in the order received. The Recorder's Office does not prepare documents.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · RSMo Section 59.330 · Barry County Missouri Recorder of Deeds · Recording Fees · Document Requirements · e-Recording · Frequently Asked Questions