Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Dearborn County, IN
Dearborn County (population 50,678) records real-property documents through the Dearborn 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.
Dearborn County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dearborn County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Dearborn County Recorder, 165 Mary St, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
- Phone
- (812) 537-8837
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30; documents recorded until 3:45 pm (Auditor transfer cut-off 3:30 pm)
- Checks payable to
- Dearborn County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, Indecomm
Dearborn County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per deed, any page count ($55.00 for mortgages)
- Additional pages
- None (flat fee)
- Other fees
- Certified copy $5.00; copies $1.00 per page ($5.00 survey size); $1.00 per non-conforming page
- Transfer tax on deeds
- None. The County Auditor charges a $20.00 sales disclosure fee and a $10.00 transfer fee before recording (separate check to the Auditor).
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dearborn County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Dearborn County requires
- Page formatting
- Pages no larger than 8.5 x 14 on white 20-lb paper; 2-inch top and bottom margins and 1/2-inch side margins on the first and last pages, 1/2-inch margins on other pages; black ink, 10-point type minimum. $1.00 per non-conforming page.
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet. Deeds need the Social Security number affirmation statement, a preparer statement, the grantee's address, and Auditor transfer endorsement with a sales disclosure form.
- Submission & return
- Mailed back in the self-addressed stamped envelope you include
Checked against official Dearborn County and Indiana sources on October 6, 2026: dearborncounty.org, jacksoncounty.in.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Dearborn County?
Yes. Dearborn County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Dearborn County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Dearborn 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, Indecomm, or by mail to Dearborn County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Dearborn County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Dearborn County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Dearborn County property are searchable at Dearborn County Assessor's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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