03/20/2020
Attention !!! Starting Monday, March 23, the McDonald County Courthouse will be closed to the public. We will still be here working, but to protect the employees from the public and vice versa, we will be doing our part in this fight against the Coronavirus. This will bring about several changes in the way the
Recorder of Deeds office conducts business.
As far as our recording of documents, we are already recording around 50% of our deeds online through E-Filing. Another 40+% of our work comes through the mail. It is the walk-in business that will have to be done another way and most of it can be simply mailed to
Recorder of Deeds
PO Box 606
Pineville, MO 64856
Recording fees in Missouri are $24 for the first page and $3 for each additional page.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING FEEL FREE TO CALL 417 223 7523
If you need copies of deeds, these can be accessed for a fee online though our website. Again call if you are having problems.
For certified copies of Marriage Licenses you can mail us $9 (cash or check) and give us the names of the applicants and the approximate date. Please send a self addressed stamped envelope to ensure prompt return. (If you are across the street at the License Bureau and need one immediatley , call us with the information and meet us at the Downstairs South Door with $9 and we can trade.
As for obtaining a Marriage License to get married with, this presents challenges. Here is the way we plan to proceed. We have the application form on our website.
http://www.mcdonaldcountygov.com/depts/recorder.php
This will need to be printed and completed; as always call if you have questions. Both of you need to appear with your picture ID (driver's license) and $60 in cash in the exact amount, and your completed application. Call us to meet you at the South door of the Courthouse, the walk-in lower level. We don't take checks or accept credit cards for Marriage Licenses. We will meet you outside, check your ID, take your money and application and return inside. As soon as possible (as short as 10 minutes, maybe longer depending on workflow), we will return with your signed, sealed and ready for the wedding Marriage License. If you don't have access to a print off copy of the application, call us and we will provide one.
After the wedding, you will need to mail the completed license back to us at our address listed above. Do this as soon as possible
and definitely within 10 days of the ceremony. Please enclose a stamped self addressed envelope and we will return your certified copy in the afternoon mail of the day we receive it. I cannot overemphasize how important it is to get the completed license back to us.
As for genealogy, for the most part, that will have to wait. If you want to send a request for information , we will try to respond if we can do it and not short change our other duties.
I'm sure I've left many things out here, but its a start. We may never pass this way again, but for certain we have never passed this way before. Everything we are doing, we are feeling our way along. Please understand we are doing this for your safety....... and ours. Hopefully we can get this under control and go back to our usual way of doing the business of the county.
Thank You
Kenny Underwood
McDonald County Recorder
Contact Information: Hours: 8:00-4:00pm, Monday-Friday Phone number: 417-223-7523, Fax number: 417-223-2881 Address: Recorder of Deeds, P.O. Box 606, 602 Main Street, Pineville, MO 64856 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Employee: Linda Dyki, Deputy Recorder
