Newton County Recorder Information

Land records in Newton County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds. The office is held by Jenny Childers.

The online index is not the official record. It contains released records, and some records may have been given official numbers but not yet be completely indexed or available.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · Recorder · Search & Acquisition Options

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.

Online copies (pages 1-30) may be purchased for $3.50 and are e-mailed within 24 hours during normal business hours.

Paying the office

The Recorder of Deeds will retain any excess payment of fees up to $10.00. Online copy purchases are paid by credit card or PayPal.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · Search & Acquisition Options · Real Estate – Recorder of Deeds

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 and must include the words ‘grantor’ or ‘grantee’. Statutory addresses must be designated (i.e. “Grantee’s Mailing Address”). The address of the property shall not be 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. Fixture Filings on the National Approved UCC Forms are listed as exempt from the formatting requirements.

Submitting documents

Recordings accepted until 3:30 pm. All other recordings will go on the next business day in the order they were received. An agreement is necessary to begin eRecording.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · RSMo Section 59.330 · Recorder · Formatting Requirements · Electronic Recording · Connect With Us