Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Menard County, IL
Menard County (population 11,863) records real-property documents through the Menard 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.
Menard County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Menard County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Menard County Clerk & Recorder, 102 South Seventh Street, P.O. Box 465, Petersburg, IL 62675
- Phone
- (217) 632-3201
- Checks payable to
- Menard County Clerk & Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Menard County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Flat recording fee $77.00 (standard); non-compliant/non-standard document $89.00; documents not subject to RHSP fee $67.00; deed $55.00 base
- Additional pages
- $1.00 for each additional book & page or document number referenced beyond the first; $7.00 for each additional assignment within same instrument
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Menard County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Menard County requires
- Page formatting
- County did not publish separate margin/font/paper specs; statewide IL standard (55 ILCS 5/3-5018) applies: 8.5x11 white paper, black ink, min. 10pt type, 3x5in blank space top-right, 0.5in margins elsewhere
Can you e-record in Menard County?
Menard 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 Menard County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Menard 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 Menard County Clerk & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Menard County Clerk & Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Menard County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Menard County property are searchable at Menard County Supervisor of Assessments (property search via Beacon/Schneider Corp GIS). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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