Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Edwards County, IL
Edwards County (population 5,898) records real-property documents through the Edwards 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.
Edwards County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Edwards County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Edwards County Clerk & Recorder, 50 East Main Street, Albion, IL 62806
- Phone
- 618-445-2115
- Website
- iaccr.net/edwards.html
- Checks payable to
- Edwards County Clerk & Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Edwards County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Standard document (with legal description) $88.00
- Additional pages
- Nonstandard document $105.00 (no separate per-page rate published)
- Other fees
- $3.00 county document conversion/internet access fee; $3.00 GIS fee (embedded in totals above)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Edwards County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Edwards County requires
- Cover sheet
- Illinois statutory blank 3"x5" space in upper right corner is standard practice statewide but not separately confirmed on an Edwards-specific page
- Submission & return
- Primarily in-person or mail
Can you e-record in Edwards County?
Edwards 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 Edwards County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Edwards 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 Edwards County Clerk & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Edwards County Clerk & Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Edwards County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Edwards County property are searchable at Edwards County Property Tax Inquiry (Supervisor/Chief County Assessment Officer, DEVNET wEdge system). 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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