Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Greene County, IN
Greene County (population 30,807) records real-property documents through the Greene 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.
Greene County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Greene County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Greene County Recorder, Courthouse, 1 E Main St / PO Box 309, Bloomfield, IN 47424
- Phone
- (812) 384-2020
- Checks payable to
- Greene County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Greene County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (deeds/instruments, includes 1 oversize page, per IC 36-2-7-10); $55.00 for mortgages
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page larger than 8"x14"
- Other fees
- Same statewide statutory schedule; copies $1.00/page (11x17 or smaller), $5.00/page larger
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Greene County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Greene County requires
- Page formatting
- Indiana statewide standards: white paper, black ink, minimum 10-point font, margins per IC 36-2-11 (approx. 2 in. top first page, 0.5 in. others), notary acknowledgment required
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Can you e-record in Greene County?
Yes. Greene County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Greene County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Greene 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, or by mail to Greene County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Greene County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Greene County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Greene County property are searchable at Greene County Assessor / Beacon (Schneider Corp) property search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Indiana
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