Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Fountain County, IN
Fountain County (population 16,480) records real-property documents through the Fountain 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.
Fountain County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Fountain County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Fountain County Recorder, 301 4th St, Covington, IN 47932
- Phone
- 765-793-2431
- Checks payable to
- Fountain County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Fountain County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 deeds and all other instruments incl. UCCs & re-recorded instruments (includes 1 oversize page); Mortgages incl. subordinate/re-recorded $55.00
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page exceeding 8x14"
- Other fees
- Mechanic's Lien including one mail out $25.00, each additional mail out $2.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Fountain County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Fountain County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard Indiana statutory formatting (10-pt type, 8x14/8.5x14 standard size, 2" top/bottom margin, 0.5" interior margins)
- Submission & return
- Mail with self-addressed stamped envelope, or e-recording electronic return
Can you e-record in Fountain County?
Fountain County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Fountain County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Fountain 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 by mail to Fountain County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Fountain County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Fountain County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Fountain County property are searchable at Fountain County Assessor (Beacon 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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