Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Bond County, IL
Bond County (population 16,959) records real-property documents through the Bond County Clerk & Recorder. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Bond County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Bond County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Bond County Clerk & Recorder, 200 West College Ave, Greenville, IL 62246
- Phone
- (618) 664-0449
- Checks payable to
- BOND COUNTY RECORDER
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Bond County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $91.00 standard document total (base $29 + storage fund $2 + automation fund $15 + GIS fee $26 + state rental housing fee $19), effective 1/1/2025
- Additional pages
- Included in flat fee tiers; land record copies $1.00/page
- Other fees
- Non-standard forms $119.00 total; non-land record $72.00; plats/subdivisions $148.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Bond County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Bond County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 in. page, 3x5 in. blank space top of first page, parcel number/street address mandatory
- Cover sheet
- Documents must be 8.5x11 in. with 3x5 in. blank space at top per IL statute; surveys require 3 originals (1 returned)
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope) or e-recording
Can you e-record in Bond County?
Yes. Bond County accepts electronic recording through CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Bond County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Bond County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through CSC, or by mail to Bond County Clerk & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to BOND COUNTY RECORDER.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Bond County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Bond County property are searchable at Bond County Supervisor of Assessments / Property Tax Inquiry. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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