Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Massac County, IL
Massac County (population 13,502) records real-property documents through the Massac County Clerk and 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.
Massac County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Massac County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Massac County Courthouse, 1 Superman Square #2D, P.O. Box 429, Metropolis, IL 62960
- Phone
- (618) 524-5213
- Checks payable to
- Massac County Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Massac County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $93.00 standard land-records document (increased from $84.00 effective July 1; any page count)
- Additional pages
- No per-page charge; non-standard/legal-size documents $107.00; condo/plat recording $108.00
- Other fees
- $18.00 of standard fee allocated to Rental Housing Support Program Fund; certified real estate copy $10.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Massac County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Massac County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 white paper, black ink, min 12-point font, min 0.5-inch margins; graphics up to 11x17 accepted without extra fee; riders must be permanently affixed
- Cover sheet
- No formal cover sheet; blank 3"x5" space required upper right corner of page 1 (omission incurs added fee)
Can you e-record in Massac County?
Massac 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 Massac County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Massac 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 Massac County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Massac County Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Massac County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Massac County property are searchable at Massac County Supervisor of Assessments / GIS Map. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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