Christian County Recorder Information

Land records in Christian County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds.

Indexed data without images is available to the general public online, giving grantor/grantee, legal description, recording date and book and page number. The free iRecordWeb Notification Service sends notice when a document matching pre-defined search criteria is recorded; registration is required. Military discharges are restricted from public search per RSMo 59.480.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · Recorder's Office | Christian County Missouri

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, minor subdivisions and surveys (24" x 36"): $71.00 first page, $50.00 each additional page. Plats, minor subdivisions and surveys (18" x 24"): $46.00 first page, $25.00 each additional page. Copies of a plat, minor subdivision or survey: $5.00 per page.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · Standards and Fees (Christian County Recorder)

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.

Grantors and grantees must be designated in order to be indexed, using the words 'grantor' or 'grantee'. The address of the property is not accepted as a legal description. A document presented for re-recording must have a new first page or cover sheet with the top 3" margin and the required first page designations. Attachments to a page may not be stapled or taped other than a securely attached bar-coded label or as required by law.

Submitting documents

Plats and surveys are not eligible for eRecording. Blanket assignments are not accepted. To record a Deed of Release releasing a Deed of Trust dated before January 1, 1986, the original Promissory Note and Deed of Trust must be presented for comparing and cancellation; if the Deed of Trust is not available, an Affidavit of Lost Note may be recorded before the release. The office does not provide document forms, notary services or legal advice.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · RSMo Section 59.330 · Recorder's Office | Christian County Missouri · Standards and Fees (Christian County Recorder)