Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Warren County, IL
Warren County (population 16,222) records real-property documents through the Warren 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.
Warren County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Warren County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- 100 West Broadway Ave, 2nd Floor, Monmouth, IL 61462
- Phone
- (309) 734-8592
- Checks payable to
- Warren County Clerk & Recorder (per office practice)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Warren County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $86.00 Standard Document, unlimited pages (effective March 1, 2025); $67.00 Standard Document not attached to property
- Additional pages
- included in flat unlimited-page fee
- Other fees
- Non-Standard Document $95.00; Cemetery deeds $25.00; Plats/Monument Records $94.00; UCC filings $64.00; certified copies $10.00 flat
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Warren County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Warren County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail via self-addressed stamped envelope
Can you e-record in Warren County?
Yes. Warren County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Warren County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Warren 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, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Warren County Clerk & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Warren County Clerk & Recorder (per office practice).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Warren County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Warren County property are searchable at Warren County Supervisor of Assessments. 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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