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.