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Recording a Deed or Document in Elkhart County, IN
Elkhart County (population 207,058) records real-property documents through the Elkhart County Recorder (Jennifer L. Doriot). 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.
Elkhart County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Elkhart County Recorder (Jennifer L. Doriot)
- Mailing address
- Elkhart County Recorder, 117 North 2nd Street, Room 205, Goshen, IN 46527
- Phone
- (574) 535-6756
- Checks payable to
- Elkhart County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Elkhart County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 deeds and all other documents (includes 1 oversize page); Mortgages & Subordinate Mortgages $55.00
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page exceeding 8.5x14"; Plats (18x24) $25.00, each additional plat page $5.00
- Other fees
- UCCs $25.00; copies $1.00/page (11x17 or smaller), $5.00/page larger; certification $5.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Elkhart County Recorder (Jennifer L. Doriot) before you mail a check.
What Elkhart County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard Indiana statutory formatting (10-pt type, 8.5x14 max standard size, 2" top/bottom margin first page, 0.5" interior margins) per IC 36-2-11-15/16
- Submission & return
- Mail or e-recording (electronic return)
Can you e-record in Elkhart County?
Yes. Elkhart County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Elkhart County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Elkhart 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, or by mail to Elkhart County Recorder (Jennifer L. Doriot).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Elkhart County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Elkhart County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Elkhart County property are searchable at Elkhart County Assessor (Beacon property search, migrated from Elevate GIS Nov 2024). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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