Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Union County, IL
Union County (population 16,656) records real-property documents through the Union 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.
Union County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Union County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- 309 W Market Street, Rm 116, Jonesboro, IL 62952
- Phone
- (618) 833-5711 (recorder) / (618) 833-8712 fax
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Union County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $85.00 Standard Flat Fee Size document
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per additional lot (plats); $0.50/page for regular copies (drops to $0.25 after 250th page)
- Other fees
- Subdivision plats $110.00; surveys (5 copies) $85.00; certified real estate copies $10.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Union County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Union County requires
- Submission & return
- Copies via written request to lmeisenheimer@unioncountyil.gov or fax (618) 833-8712
Can you e-record in Union County?
Union 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 Union County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Union 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 Union County Clerk & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Union County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Union County property are searchable at Union County Supervisor of Assessments / Assessor's 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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