Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Christian County, IL
Christian County (population 33,443) records real-property documents through the Christian County Clerk & Recorder (combined office). 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.
Christian County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Christian County Clerk & Recorder (combined office)
- Mailing address
- Christian County Clerk & Recorder, Christian County Courthouse, 101 S. Main St., P.O. Box 647, Taylorville, IL 62568
- Phone
- (217) 824-4960
- Website
- christiancountyil.com
- Checks payable to
- Christian County Clerk & Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Christian County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $87.00 standard document
- Additional pages
- Included in flat fee; nonstandard documents $96.00
- Other fees
- $19.00 RHSP surcharge included in standard fee (exempt for certain vital-record/UCC/will document types); copies $0.25/page, certified copies +$10.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Christian County Clerk & Recorder (combined office) before you mail a check.
What Christian County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard IL statutory formatting expected (8.5x11, margins, 3x5 blank space); refer to county's posted 2018 fee-schedule notice for details
Can you e-record in Christian County?
Christian County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Christian County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Christian 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 by mail to Christian County Clerk & Recorder (combined office).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Christian County Clerk & Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Christian County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Christian County property are searchable at Christian County Supervisor of Assessments (GIS Map portal). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Illinois
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