Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Henry County, IL
Henry County (population 48,095) records real-property documents through the Henry County 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.
Henry County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Henry County Recorder
- Mailing address
- 307 West Center Street, Cambridge, IL 61238
- Phone
- (309) 937-3575
- Website
- henrycty.com/326/Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Henry County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $77.00 (standard document)
- Additional pages
- No separate per-page fee (flat document fee); $100.00 non-conforming document; $58.00 exempt standard document
- Other fees
- Certified copies = recording fee minus $19.00 RHSP surcharge (where applicable); copies $1.00/page; fax $5.00 first page + $1.00/addl page; email $10.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Henry County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Henry County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5"x11" white paper (min. 20 lb.), black ink, min. 10-point font, 0.5" margins; must include preparer/return-to/tax-bill-mailing info
- Cover sheet
- Yes - 3"x5" blank space in upper right-hand corner of first page
- Submission & return
- Documents NOT mailed back unless self-addressed stamped envelope enclosed; otherwise pickup at office
Can you e-record in Henry County?
Yes. Henry County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Henry County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Henry 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 Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Henry County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Henry County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Henry County property are searchable at Henry County Assessment Office / Property Tax Inquiry (DEVNET Wedge). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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