Find Property Records in Love County
Love County property records are filed with the County Clerk at the courthouse in Marietta, located on Oklahoma's southern border with Texas. The clerk records and stores deeds, mortgages, oil and gas leases, mineral deeds, tax liens, releases, and other instruments affecting land in the county. Online access is available through OKCountyRecords.com, with indexed data going back to January 1979. If you need to look up a deed, find a lien, or check ownership history on a Love County parcel, the clerk's office and the online portal are your best starting points.
Love County Overview
Love County Clerk and Property Records Office
The Love County Clerk is the official custodian of all land records in the county. This office records instruments that affect real estate and indexes them in a permanent public record. The current County Clerk is Shelly Russell. The office is in Suite 203 of the Love County Courthouse at 405 W. Main in Marietta. Call or email before visiting to check on hours and copy fees.
Staff at the clerk's office can search the land index by name or legal description and make copies on request. Certified copies carry the county seal and are often required for title work, legal proceedings, or mortgage closings. Uncertified copies are less expensive and work fine for most property research. The clerk records everything from routine warranty deeds to oil and gas lease assignments and mineral conveyances that are common in southern Oklahoma.
| County Clerk | Shelly Russell |
|---|---|
| Address | 405 W. Main, Suite 203, Marietta, OK 73448 (Mailing: PO Box 429, Marietta, OK 73448) |
| Phone | (580) 276-3059 |
| loveclrk@brightok.net | |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM |
Note: Love County is named for Overton Love, a prominent Chickasaw farmer who was influential in the region before Oklahoma statehood in 1907.
Search Love County Property Records Online
Love County land records are searchable online through OKCountyRecords.com. The database has indexed data and scanned document images going back to January 1979, which makes it one of the longer historical records available on the platform for an Oklahoma county. New documents are added in real-time as they are recorded at the Marietta courthouse. The search index is free to use, so you can look through results before choosing to print copies.
Search options include party name in "Last, First" format, business name, party type (grantor or grantee), instrument type, and recorded date range. Legal description searches are available using fields for quarter, section, township, and range. A book list and plat maps are also accessible through the same portal. All printing revenue goes directly to Love County.
The Love County records search is the fastest way to look up deeds, mortgages, and other filed instruments without making a trip to Marietta.
The OKCountyRecords portal for Love County covers indexed instruments from 1979 through the present, with real-time additions as new documents are filed at the courthouse.
Types of Property Records in Love County
The Love County Clerk records a full range of real estate instruments. Warranty deeds transfer ownership with the seller's guarantee of clear title. Quitclaim deeds convey whatever interest the grantor holds, with no warranty. Mortgages and deeds of trust create liens against real property to secure loans. Releases and satisfactions discharge those liens when debts are paid. All of these documents are part of the permanent county index.
Oil and gas leases are a meaningful part of the Love County record base. Southern Oklahoma has a history of mineral development, and these leases must be filed with the County Clerk to be effective against future buyers or lenders. Mineral deeds transfer subsurface rights apart from surface land. Split ownership of surface and mineral rights is standard in Oklahoma, which makes mineral deed searches an important step in any full title examination. Tax liens and judgment liens show up in the index when filed against property owners.
The Court Clerk in Marietta handles marriage, divorce, and probate records separately from the land index. The Assessor maintains ownership rolls and property values for tax purposes. A complete property search may require checking all three offices.
Recording Fees for Love County Property Records
Oklahoma recording fees are set by state law under Title 28 Section 32. As updated 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 is charged per instrument. Non-conforming documents cost $25.00 for the first page and $10.00 for each additional page.
Senate Bill 57, which also took effect November 1, 2024, requires documents to have a 2-inch top margin and 1-inch margins on all remaining sides. Documents that fall outside those requirements are still recorded but at the non-conforming rate. A documentary stamp tax of $0.75 per $500 of consideration applies to deeds under Title 68 Section 3201. On a sale at $100,000, that equals $150 in documentary stamp taxes due at the time of recording. Photographic copies cost $1.00 per page, and certified copies add $1.00 per page on top of that.
Love County Assessor and Property Tax Records
The Love County Assessor is Missy Tunnell. The office is at 405 West Main, Suite 104, in Marietta, the same courthouse building as the County Clerk. Phone is (580) 276-2396. The assessor values all real and personal property in Love County for ad valorem tax purposes. Assessment rolls list owners, parcel descriptions, and valuations. These records are separate from the deed index at the clerk's office but form an important part of a full property search, especially when researching ownership and tax status on a parcel.
Property tax collection falls to the County Treasurer, Karla Smith, at 405 W. Main, Suite 204, Marietta, phone (580) 276-3260. Tax liens for unpaid property taxes get recorded at the County Clerk's office and appear in the land index. For current tax balances and payment history on Love County parcels, contact the treasurer directly. Statewide property tax roll data is also available at OKTaxRolls.com. The Love County Assessor also maintains an online assessment lookup through ActDataScout.com.
Electronic Filing in Love County
Love County accepts electronic recording of land documents through approved providers. Title companies, lenders, and law firms can submit documents electronically using Simplifile, CSC eRecording, or ePN. The clerk reviews each digital submission, records it at the same standard fees, and returns the stamped document digitally. E-filing avoids mail delays and speeds up closings by getting recorded documents back faster.
Cities in Love County
Marietta is the county seat and home to all Love County land records. Other communities in the county include Thackerville, Wilson, and Lone Grove. All property records for land anywhere in Love County are filed with the County Clerk in Marietta, no matter which community the parcel is near. None of the cities in Love County meet the population threshold for a dedicated property records page on this site.
Nearby Counties
These counties border Love County. Each maintains its own County Clerk and land records system. If you are unsure which county a property falls in, check the parcel's legal description or a county boundary map for confirmation.