Need a copy of a deed in St. Louis County? Search any Missouri address below. We pull the most recent recorded deed from county records and email you the PDF — flat $49.99 per deed.
St. Louis County wraps around the City of St. Louis, which is a separate independent city. The Recorder of Deeds in Clayton handles property transfers for the entire county, including affluent suburbs like Ladue and Clayton itself, as well as the inner-ring municipalities along Interstate 70.
Missouri records real-property instruments through the elected Recorder of Deeds. For property in St. Louis County, that means deeds, mortgages, and other real-property instruments are filed with the St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds.
Clayton, MO
Visit the official Recorder of Deeds website
For walk-in hours, copy fees, or in-person requests, contact the Recorder of Deeds office directly. To skip the trip and have the recorded deed emailed to you, use the search at the top of this page.
DeedNow retrieves the most recent recorded deed of conveyance for the address you search.
There are a few situations where you'll need an official recorded copy of your St. Louis County property deed — not the closing packet, not a digital scan, the one that bears the Recorder of Deeds's recording stamp:
The St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds accepts several different document types, but the ones most commonly recorded under Missouri law are General Warranty Deed, Special Warranty Deed, Quitclaim Deed, and Beneficiary Deed. The DeedNow service returns whatever the most recent recorded deed of conveyance is for the address you search — most often a warranty or grant deed showing the current owner.
If you specifically need a different recorded instrument — for example a quitclaim, trustee's deed, or a release — note which document you need when you place your St. Louis County order and we'll target it during retrieval.
A recorded Missouri deed is more than a receipt for a sale — it's the legal instrument that transfers title to a parcel of real estate. A typical recorded St. Louis County deed includes:
When St. Louis County property owners need an official deed, they typically choose between three options:
Drive to Clayton, find parking, wait in line, and request a copy from a clerk during business hours. Best if you already know the book/page or instrument number and need a certified copy the same day.
Most Missouri counties offer a public records search, but the interface is built for clerks and title professionals — you usually need a parcel number, an instrument number, or grantor/grantee name spelled exactly as recorded. Some counties charge per page.
Type the St. Louis County property address in the search box at the top of this page, pay $49.99 once, and we email you the official recorded deed PDF. No book/page lookup, no parcel number, no per-page fees. Most St. Louis County requests deliver in minutes; the rest land in your inbox within 24 hours.
The fastest way is to search the property address with DeedNow — we pull the most recent recorded deed from the Recorder of Deeds (St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds) and email you the PDF for $49.99. You can also request a copy in person at the Recorder of Deeds office in Clayton, but you typically need to know the book/page or instrument number first.
DeedNow charges a flat $49.99 per official recorded deed in St. Louis County — pay once per deed, no subscriptions, no per-page fees. The Recorder of Deeds office may charge a separate per-page copy fee if you request directly from them in person or by mail.
Most St. Louis County deed requests through DeedNow are delivered to your email within minutes. A small number of harder counties take up to 24 hours, depending on how the Recorder of Deeds's public records system responds.
No. With DeedNow you can get a recorded copy of any St. Louis County property deed online for $49.99 without ever going to Clayton. We retrieve the document from official Missouri county records and email you the PDF — typically the same day, often within minutes.
One flat price. $49.99 per official recorded deed. No subscriptions, no hidden fees.
Start a Deed Search