Howard County, TX now available!

Howard County, Texas is now available on Countyrecords.com. Howard County offers the following:

• Images and data from September 2007 forward
• Property searches
• Additional data is being added weekly

If you are a current user of Countyrecords.com you can register to use this database as follows:

1. Login to Countyrecords.com.
2. Click the modify account link in the upper right
3. Click the Billing Plan link
4. Select a billing plan for Washington County, TX
5. Click the Save Billing Plan button at the very bottom

Colorado County, TX coverage extended!

Countyrecords.com now has data/images for Colorado County, TX back to January 1, 1987. And, we will soon extend that further to 1979.

Washington County, TX now available!

Washington County, Texas is now available on Countyrecords.com. Washington County offers the following:

• Images from 1969 forward
• All records indexed by Clerk File Number
• Records from 2000 forward indexed by First Grantor, First Grantee, Instrument Type and Date Filed
• Records from 1999 forward indexed by Book/Page

If you are a current user of Countyrecords.com you can register to use this database as follows:

1. Login to Countyrecords.com.
2. Click the modify account link in the upper right
3. Click the Billing Plan link
4. Select a billing plan for Washington County, TX
5. Click the Save Billing Plan button at the very bottom

Montgomery County, TX now includes Assessor Data and Maps!

The Montgomery County database has been expanded to include Assessor data for 2008 and 2009! If a deed in Countyrecords.com matches the Assessor data then you will find the additional Assessor data posted including Property ID, Address, Assessed Value and Market Value.

Plus, you will find links for the following:

• A map of the property on Google (Map-Google)
• An information page showing Assessor Information for the property (Assessor Info)
• A map of the property on the Montgomery Assessor's web site (Map-Assessor)

If you click the Assessor Information link (Assessor Info), a new web page will be displayed to show the following additional links:

• A map of the property on the Montgomery Assessor's web site (Map-Assessor)
• A map of the property on Google (Map-Google)
• The prices of surrounding properties if available (Prices-Zillow)

These convenient features of Countyrecords.com come to you at no extra cost.

Hill County now includes Assessor Data and Maps

The Hill County database has been expanded to include Assessor data for 2009! If a deed in Countyrecords.com matches the Assessor data then you will find the additional Assessor data posted including legal description, address and other property information as well as assessed and market values.

For these records, you will also see a link to the property's web page on the Hill County Assessor's web site as well as a link to a map of the property, if available.

These convenient features of Countyrecords.com come to you at no extra cost.

Harrison County, TX coverage expanded!

Countyrecords.com has expanded its Harrison County, TX coverage to include:

• Documents back to 1/1/1982
• Deeds back to 1/1/1981

With nearly 500,000 documents and crisper, cleaner images, Harrison County on Countyrecords.com is ready for your research!

On-line Assistance now available!

Countyrecords.com now provides on-line technical assistance for our users. At the bottom of many of the site's web pages as well as behind the Support link at the top of the screen you will find a link or an icon to the assistance page.

When you click the "How may we help you" icon, if a tech support representative is available, a chat screen will pop up where you can type your question and get an immediate response. If a representative is not available, you can click the icon to send an e-mail.

Operators will be typically available from 8:30am to 5:30pm CST Monday-Friday.

Milam County, TX is now available!

Milam County, Texas records are now available on Countyrecords.com. The database includes records from January 1980 forward. This is a Title Plant so property searches are included.

Registered users can select a billing plan for the above county as follows:

1. Login to Countyrecords.
2. Click the "modify account" link in the upper right corner.
3. Click the "billing plan" link.
4. Select the billing plan you wish to use and then click the "Save Billing Plan" at the bottom.

Hays County Price Reduction

Standard pricing for Hays County has been reduced on Countyrecords.com. It now costs only $2 to download an entire document, regardless of the number of pages.

Monthly subscriptions to Hays County have also been reduced to $100/month. This allows for unlimited searches and up to 200 document downloads per calendar month. After the 200 document download limit is reached, each additional document costs $1.

Also, the Hays County database is being expanded to provide more than 50 years of documents with documents prior to 1996 searchable by volume and page only. Watch for more information on this expansion in the next couple of weeks.

Colorado County, TX is now available!

Colorado County, Texas is now available on Countyrecords.com. Colorado County offers the following:

• Property searches by Abstract/Acres and Subdivision/Block/Lot
• Official Records from 1/1/2000 through 3/31/2009

The Colorado County database is being updated weekly as new documents are filed. Corrections are also being made as they are found.

Harrison and Bosque updates

Significant Countyrecords.com updates have recently been performed:

The coverage date for Harrison County, TX was brought forward to 01/27/2009.

An additional 6 months of historical Bosque County, TX data was recently posted. This county now goes back to 12/31/2001.

You can check Countyrecords.com dates at our News Page.

Countyrecords.com - Helpful Hints

I hope this article helps you understand some of the lesser known features that are provided with Countyrecords.com. From time to time, this resource will provide useful information, so check back often!

Ordering your search results
At the top of the search criteria page of Countyrecords.com you will find a drop-down box worded "Order By:" Use this drop down to select how you want your search results listed. While the options provide may be different from county to county, typically you will find order by Date Filed, Date Filed-reversed (newest at the top), and Instrument Type.

Search Hints
At the top of the Search Criteria page you will find a link to "Search Hints." This is a web page that gives you specific information about searching the selected county including the format of the clerk number, how names should be searched, and more. Also on the criteria Page, you will usually find a note immediately beneath the Grantor and Grantee box showing how to search names.

Current and Historical Invoice Copies
Have you ever wanted to look back to see your prior month invoice total? Or wonder what your current outstanding balance is? You can find these behind the "review current bill" link in the upper right hand corner of the search criteria page. Click that to view a form where you can:

1. Click "Detail Invoice" to view outstanding/unbilled transaction detail and total.
2. Click "Summary Invoice" to view outstanding/unbilled summary totals.
3. Use the "Historical Invoice" box to enter a month/year (mm/yyyy) then click the View History button to view historical invoice detail.

Gaines County, TX is now available!

Gaines County, Texas is now available on Countyrecords.com. Gaines County offers the following:

• Property searches by Abstract/Acres and Subdivision/Block/Lot
• Official Records from 1/1/1983 through 5/22/2009
• Oil & Gas Leases from 1/1/1957 through 5/22/2009

The Gaines County database is being updated weekly as new documents are filed. Corrections are also being made as they are found.

Kendall County, TX is now available!

Kendall County, Texas documents are now available on Countyrecords.com!

• Data is available from January, 1964 through December 31, 2008.
• Images are available from January, 1997 through December 31, 2008.

New documents will be added on a weekly basis to this database.

Click here for more information

Wheeler County, TX Coming Soon!

An agreement has been reached to offer Wheeler County, Texas counties on Countyrecords.com. Watch for further information on the progress of opening of this county on the Countyrecords.com homepage!

New Texas Counties coming soon! Washington, Colorado, Fort Bend

An agreement has been reached to offer the following Texas counties on Countyrecords.com:

• Colorado County, Texas
• Washington County, Texas
• Fort Bend County, Texas

Watch for further information on the progress of opening of these counties on the Countyrecords.com homepage!

Bosque County, TX is now available!

Bosque County, Texas documents are now available on Countyrecords.com. This includes filed documents from July 1, 2002 forward. Some of the features include:

• Names searches, Property, and Address searches and more. In fact, you can search on any combination of several database fields.
• Scheduled weekly updates will keep this county up to date as new documents are filed.
• We are working on increasing the coverage by adding documents prior to July 1, 2002

Check out Bosque County on Countyrecords.com today!

Jefferson County, Texas Searches

After a brief hiatus, we will begin offering a new and improved version of the Jefferson County, Texas database soon. This will include:

• More search options
• More timely updates

So watch for the grand re-opening of Jefferson County on the Countyrecords.com soon!

Several Counties to be removed on March 9, 2009

On March 9, 2009, the counties listed below will no longer be available on Countyrecords.com. The supplier decided to no longer offer these databases to the public through our site. We are currently looking for other suppliers and will keep you apprised of any progress in the News section of Countyrecords.com.

While this was a long list of counties, it is a very small portion of our business because these counties did not include property searches and were not kept as up to date as our other remaining counties. We appreciate your patronage and are working to find replacement alternatives for these counties as soon as possible.

Atascosa
Bandera
Bee
Bell
Bosque
Brazos
Comanche
Denton
Duval
Eastland
Fort Bend - another supplier has been identified for this county
Freestone
Gaines
Galveston
Guadalupe
Hale
Hopkins
Houston
Howard - another supplier has been identified for this county
Jack
Jefferson - another supplier has been identified for this county
Jim Wells
Johnson
Kleberg
Madison
Mclennan
Midland
Milam
Navarro
Palo Pinto
Parker
Potter
Randall
Rockwall
Somervell
Tarrant
Travis
Uvalde
Van Zandt
Wichita
Williamson
Wise
Wood

Robertson County database improved! Pricing Changes in effect.

The Robertson County, Texas, database on Countyrecords.com has been dramatically improved effective February 24, 2009.

The new Robertson County database includes the following features:

* Historical records back to June, 1967 which is more than 20 additional years of data !
* Records are current through February 18, 2009 which is an additional year of data !
* Weekly database updates !
* Property searches by Subdivision/Block/Lot, Abstract/Acres and Property Address !

Pricing has been also changed for Robertson County. Please review the changes here.

Robertson County, Texas Property Searches

We will soon expand our Roberton County, Texas database to include property searches. This will also include several additional search improvements.

Watch for further information on the progress of these Robertson County improvements on the Countyrecords.com homepage!

Countyrecords is pleased to announce a new and improved Orange County, TX database

Countyrecords.com has put in place a new Orange County, TX database which includes the following improvements:

1. Wider coverage. The data now goes back to 2002 with images back to 2004. Plus current records are posted through November 17, 2008.
2. More frequent updates. We will be adding new records for Orange County on a regular schedule.
3. Property searches. Searches by Abstract/Acres and Subdivision/Block/Lot will now be available.
4. Future plans. We are working on expanding our historical coverage and will continue to expand the coverage.

Existing Orange County, TX users will be automatically switched over to the new database. At this time, additional search fields available. Fee structures remain the same.

The Orange County improvements are part of our continuing efforts to improve our data coverage on Countyrecords.com.

Countyrecords.com is pleased to announce a new and improved Nacogdoches County database!

Countyrecords.com has put in place a new Nacogdoches County database which includes the following improvements:

1. Wider coverage. The data now goes back to 1955 with images back to 1965. Plus current records are posted through December 5, 2008.
2. More frequent updates. We will be adding new records for Nacogdoches County on a regular schedule.
3. Property searches. Searches by Abstract/Acres and Subdivision/Block/Lot will now be available.

Later today, existing users will be automatically switched over to the new database. At this time, additional search fields available. Fee structures remain the same.

The Nacogdoches County improvements are part of our continuing efforts to improve our data coverage on Countyrecords.com.

Sabine County extended back to 1950

Sabine County documents back to 1950 are now available on Countyrecords.com.