Grady County Land Records

Grady County property records are maintained by the County Clerk at the courthouse in Chickasha. The clerk records deeds, mortgages, oil and gas leases, mineral deeds, tax liens, releases, and plat maps for all land in the county. Online access is available through OKCountyRecords.com, which holds indexed records going back to May 1929 and scanned images from August 1929. That makes Grady County one of the deepest historical record databases in the state, with nearly a century of instruments online. The County Clerk and the OKCountyRecords portal are your two main starting points for Grady County property records.

Grady County Clerk and Property Records Office

The Grady County Clerk is Jill Locke. Her office is the official keeper of all land records in the county. The clerk records instruments affecting real estate and stores them in a permanent, publicly searchable index. Her mailing address is P.O. Box 1009, Chickasha, OK 73023-1009. She can be reached at (405) 224-7388 or by email at jlocke@gradycountyok.com. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

The clerk handles all types of recorded instruments. Warranty deeds, quitclaim deeds, mortgages, oil and gas leases, mineral deeds, releases, and judgment liens all flow through this office. Staff can search by name or legal description and make copies while you wait. Certified copies carry the county seal and are required for title work and legal proceedings. The Grady County Clerk's office manages one of the larger land record systems in south-central Oklahoma, given the county's population and long history of land activity.

Search Grady County Property Records Online

Grady County has one of the largest land record databases in the OKCountyRecords network. The Grady County search portal on OKCountyRecords.com holds indexed data from May 1929 and scanned images from August 1929. The database contains 1,330,099 indexed instruments and 3,757,170 scanned images, making it one of the deepest and most comprehensive county record systems in Oklahoma. New documents are added in real-time as the clerk records them, so the database stays current.

The Grady County search interface offers more options than most counties. You can search by party name (Last, First or business name), party type, book, page, series, instrument number, instrument type, and recorded date range. Legal description search fields include quarter, section, township, range, addition, block, and lot. Plat maps and a full book list are also available through the portal. The index is free to search, and fees apply only when printing or downloading copies, with all revenue supporting Grady County directly.

Visit okcountyrecords.com/search/grady to access the full Grady County record system. No account is required to search the index.

The OKCountyRecords search interface for Grady County provides access to over 1.3 million indexed instruments and 3.7 million scanned images, with records available from 1929 to the present day.

Types of Property Records in Grady County

Warranty deeds are the most common instrument recorded in Grady County. They transfer property ownership and include the seller's guarantee of clear title. Quitclaim deeds pass along whatever interest the grantor holds, with no warranty attached. Both are recorded when land changes hands. Mortgages and deeds of trust create liens on real estate to secure financing. Releases discharge those liens once the loan is repaid. These form the foundation of the Grady County land record system.

Oil and gas leases represent a significant portion of Grady County's recorded instruments. South-central Oklahoma has a long history of mineral production, and Grady County is part of that tradition. Leases enter the public record when filed with the clerk. Mineral deeds transfer subsurface rights apart from the surface estate, and this split-ownership arrangement is routine in Oklahoma. Chain-of-title work in Grady County often requires tracing both surface and mineral deeds separately, especially on older parcels where mineral rights changed hands many decades ago. Tax liens for unpaid property taxes and federal or state liens against landowners also appear in the county's record index.

Plat maps and a book list are part of the Grady County records system accessible through OKCountyRecords. The book and page search option is particularly useful for instruments recorded before modern instrument numbering began. Given that the Grady County records go back to 1929, having that search option matters for anyone doing deep historical title research.

Recording Fees for Grady County Property Records

Recording fees in Oklahoma are set by state law. Under Title 28 Section 32, effective November 1, 2024, the fee for the first page of any recorded instrument is $8.00. Each additional page costs $2.00. A records management and preservation fee of $10.00 applies per instrument. Non-conforming documents that fall outside the required margin specs are charged $25.00 for the first page and $10.00 for each additional page.

Senate Bill 57, also effective November 1, 2024, requires all recorded documents to carry a 2-inch top margin and 1-inch margins on all other sides. Documents outside those specs are still recorded but at the non-conforming rate. Oklahoma also collects a documentary stamp tax of $0.75 per $500 of consideration under Title 68 Section 3201. On a $200,000 sale in the Chickasha area, that comes to $300 in stamp taxes at the time of recording. Photographic copies of recorded documents cost $1.00 per page. Certified copies add another $1.00 per page to that base rate.

Grady County Assessor and Property Valuation

The Grady County Assessor is Bari Firestone. The assessor's office is at 326 Choctaw Ave, Chickasha, OK 73018 and can be reached at (405) 224-4361. The fax number is (405) 222-4518 and the email is gradyasr01@sbcglobal.net. The assessor's website is at gradyassessor.org, where online property valuation data and assessment records for Grady County parcels are available. The assessor values all real and personal property in the county for tax purposes and maintains assessment rolls listing current owners, parcel descriptions, and property valuations.

The Grady County Treasurer is Robin Burton. The treasurer's office is at P.O. Box 280, Chickasha, OK 73023, and can be reached at (405) 224-5337. The treasurer collects property taxes and maintains tax payment records. Tax liens for unpaid property taxes are recorded with the County Clerk and show up in the land record index. For current tax status or payment history on a Grady County parcel, contact the treasurer's office. Statewide tax roll data is also accessible through OKTaxRolls.com.

Electronic Recording in Grady County

Grady County accepts electronic recording through three platforms: Simplifile, CSC eRecording, and ePN. Title companies, lenders, and attorneys can use any of these services to submit documents directly to the County Clerk without mailing paper copies. The clerk reviews each submission, records it, and returns the stamped document electronically. Having all three providers active in a county of this size gives title professionals flexibility in how they handle closings. E-recording is faster and reduces delays that come with mailing documents to a rural courthouse.

Cities in Grady County

Grady County's county seat is Chickasha. Other communities in the county include Tuttle, Blanchard, Pocasset, and Rush Springs. All Grady County property records are on file with the County Clerk in Chickasha, regardless of which community the land is nearest to. None of the towns in Grady County meet the population threshold for a dedicated property records page on this site.

Nearby Counties

These counties share a border with Grady County. Each has its own County Clerk and property records system. Check the legal description or a parcel boundary map to confirm which county holds the record if land is near a county line.