Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Fayette County, IN
Fayette County (population 23,395) records real-property documents through the Fayette 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.
Fayette County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Fayette County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Fayette County Recorder, 401 N Central Ave, Courthouse 1st Floor, Connersville, IN 47331
- Phone
- 765-825-3051
- Website
- co.fayette.in.us/recorder
- Checks payable to
- Fayette County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Fayette County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 deeds & most instruments; Mortgages $55.00
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page over 8.5x14"
- Other fees
- Mechanic's lien $25.00; UCC (2 pages or less) $6.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Fayette County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Fayette County requires
- Page formatting
- Documents not larger than 8.5x14, 10-pt type, white paper 20 lb+, 2" top/bottom margins, 0.5" interior margins
- Submission & return
- Mail or e-recording electronic return
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recording marketed as "hours vs days" vs. mail
Can you e-record in Fayette County?
Yes. Fayette 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 Fayette County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Fayette 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 Fayette County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Fayette County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Fayette County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Fayette County property are searchable at Fayette County Assessor (Beacon / WTH GIS property search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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