Washita County Property Records Search

Washita County property records are filed with the County Clerk at the courthouse in Cordell. The clerk records deeds, mortgages, oil and gas leases, mineral deeds, tax liens, and plat maps for all land in the county. Washita County land records are searchable online through OKCountyRecords.com, with indexed data going back to October 1972 and scanned images from April 1973. For ownership history, recorded liens, or deed copies on any Washita County parcel, the County Clerk and the OKCountyRecords portal are your primary resources.

Washita County Clerk and Property Records Office

The Washita County Clerk is the official custodian of all land records in the county. The current County Clerk is Kristen Dowell. The office is at the Washita County Courthouse, with a mailing address of P.O. Box 380, Cordell, OK 73632. Phone is (580) 832-3548. Email is landrecords@washitacoclerk.com. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The clerk records and indexes all instruments that affect real estate in Washita County and keeps them in a permanent public record.

When you visit in person, staff can run a name search or legal description search and pull copies while you wait. Certified copies have the county seal and are typically required for title work, real estate closings, and court filings. Uncertified copies cost less and are fine for research or personal use. The email address for the clerk's land records office, landrecords@washitacoclerk.com, is a useful first contact if you have questions about a specific document before making the drive to Cordell.

Search Washita County Property Records Online

Washita County land records are available through OKCountyRecords.com. The platform carries indexed data going back to October 1972 and scanned document images from April 1973. New records are added in real-time as they are filed at the courthouse. The index search is free. You only pay if you choose to print or save document images, and all printing revenue goes directly to support Washita County operations.

You can search by party name using "Last, First" format for individuals or business name for entities. Instrument type filters let you narrow results to deeds, mortgages, oil and gas leases, or other document categories. You can also filter by grantor or grantee party type and by recorded date range. Legal description searches are available using the quarter, section, township, range, addition, block, and lot fields. The portal also provides access to plat maps and a book list. These tools make Washita County one of the more thoroughly indexed counties in western Oklahoma, with records dating back over fifty years.

The OKCountyRecords search interface for Washita County provides name, instrument type, and legal description searches with records indexed from 1972 to present.

Types of Property Records in Washita County

The Washita County Clerk records a wide range of instruments affecting real estate. Warranty deeds are the standard way to transfer ownership and come with the seller's guarantee of clear title. Quitclaim deeds transfer whatever interest the grantor holds, with no warranty. When a property sells, the deed is recorded with the County Clerk to give public notice of the transfer. Mortgages and deeds of trust are also recorded to create liens on property used as collateral for a loan. Releases discharge those liens when the debt is satisfied.

Oil and gas leases are a regular part of the Washita County records index. Western Oklahoma has significant mineral development, and recorded leases are the public record of subsurface rights activity. Mineral deeds transfer ownership of the mineral estate separately from the surface, which is a standard arrangement in Oklahoma. When you are doing a title search on a Washita County parcel, looking for mineral deed separations is an important step. Tax liens from the state or federal government also appear in the land index when filed against a property owner's name.

Plat maps and subdivision records show lot and block layouts across the county. Military discharge papers (DD-214 forms) are filed with the County Clerk as public record. The County Assessor holds separate valuation records, and the Treasurer handles tax collection and payment history.

Recording Fees for Washita County Property Records

Oklahoma recording fees are set statewide 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. Documents that do not meet the required margin specs are recorded as non-conforming at $25.00 for the first page and $10.00 for each additional page.

Senate Bill 57, effective November 1, 2024, requires a 2-inch margin at the top and 1-inch margins on the other three sides of the first page. Documents outside those specs are still accepted but cost more to file. Oklahoma collects a documentary stamp tax under Title 68 Section 3201 at a rate of $0.75 per $500 of consideration. On a $75,000 sale in Washita County, the stamp tax would be $112.50. Photographic copies of recorded documents cost $1.00 per page, and certified copies add $1.00 per page beyond the copy fee. All fees are paid at the time of recording or copy request.

Washita County Assessor and Property Valuation

The Washita County Assessor values all real and personal property in the county for tax purposes. Contact the County Clerk's office at (580) 832-3548 for current assessor contact details, as the assessor's office is also located at the Washita County Courthouse in Cordell. The assessor maintains assessment rolls that list owners, parcel descriptions, and valuations. These records are separate from the deed index at the County Clerk's office but are a key part of a full property search. The assessor tracks ownership changes based on recorded deeds but does not record instruments directly.

The Washita County Treasurer collects property taxes and keeps records of tax payments and delinquencies. Tax liens for unpaid property taxes are recorded with the County Clerk and appear in the land records index. If you need to know whether taxes are current on a Washita County parcel, contact the treasurer's office. You can also search statewide tax roll data through OKTaxRolls.com to pull up tax history across Oklahoma counties.

Electronic Filing in Washita County

Washita County accepts electronic recording through three providers: Simplifile, CSC eRecording, and ePN. Title companies, mortgage lenders, and attorneys that file regularly in Washita County can use any of these services to submit documents digitally. The County Clerk reviews each submission, records it, and returns the stamped document electronically. This avoids the need to mail paper documents and shortens the turnaround time between closing and recording.

Documents submitted by mail or in person must meet the SB57 margin requirements: a 2-inch top margin and 1-inch margins on the remaining sides. Non-conforming documents are still accepted but are charged the higher non-conforming fee. Mail submissions to P.O. Box 380, Cordell, OK 73632.

Cities in Washita County

Cordell is the county seat of Washita County. The county was originally organized with Cloud Chief as the seat before the seat moved to Cordell. Other communities in the county include Corn, Dill City, and Burns Flat. All property records for land in Washita County are on file with the County Clerk in Cordell, regardless of which community the property is near. No cities in Washita County meet the population threshold for a dedicated property records page on this site.

Nearby Counties

These counties share borders with Washita County. Each has its own County Clerk and property records index. If you are not sure which county a parcel is in, check the legal description or a county boundary map before you begin your search.