Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Stark County, IL
Stark County (population 5,319) records real-property documents through the Stark 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.
Stark County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Stark County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- PO Box 97, 130 West Main Street, Toulon, IL 61483
- Phone
- (309) 286-5911
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Stark County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $86.00 standard document (effective July 1, 2023)
- Additional pages
- included in flat fee; nonstandard documents $106.00; non-RHSP documents $67.00
- Other fees
- Plats (min 8x14 in.) $125.00; UCC fixture filings/terminations/continuations/amendments $67.00; state liens/releases $11.00; federal liens/releases $25.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Stark County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Stark County?
Stark 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 Stark County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Stark County's formatting rules: 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 Stark County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Stark County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Stark County property are searchable at Stark County Assessment Office. 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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