Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Williamson County, IL
Williamson County (population 67,225) records real-property documents through the Williamson 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.
Williamson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Williamson County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Williamson County Clerk & Recorder, 407 N. Monroe St, Suite 119, Marion, IL 62959
- Phone
- (618) 998-2110
- Checks payable to
- Williamson County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Williamson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $69.00 standard land record (8.5"x11")
- Additional pages
- Non-land record (judgment/release) $51.00; Plat (city) $106.00; Plat (county) $236.00; Assumed/changed business name $25.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Williamson County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Williamson County requires
- Submission & return
- In person, US Mail, or courier
Can you e-record in Williamson County?
Yes. Williamson County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Williamson County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Williamson 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, or by mail to Williamson County Clerk & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Williamson County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Williamson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Williamson County property are searchable at Williamson County Supervisor of Assessments / 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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