Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Brown County, IN
Brown County (population 15,468) records real-property documents through the Brown County 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.
Brown County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Brown County Recorder
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 86, Nashville, IN 47448 (physical: 201 Locust Lane, 1st Floor, Nashville, IN 47448)
- Phone
- 812-988-5462
- Checks payable to
- Brown County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Brown County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 deeds/other instruments (includes 1 oversize page); $55.00 mortgages
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page over 8.5x14
- Other fees
- Statewide IC 36-2-7-10 schedule; see office 'Current Fee Schedule' PDF for full detail
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Brown County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Brown County requires
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope for returned documents
Can you e-record in Brown County?
Yes. Brown 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 Brown County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Brown 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 Brown County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Brown County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Brown County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Brown County property are searchable at Brown County Assessor - GIS Property Search (brown.in.wthgis.com). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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