Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Howard County, IN
Howard County (population 83,660) records real-property documents through the Howard 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.
Howard County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Howard County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Howard County Administration Center, 220 North Main Street, Room 330, Kokomo, IN 46901
- Phone
- 765-456-2210
- Checks payable to
- Howard County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Howard County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (deeds/other instruments, includes 1 oversize page); mortgages $55.00 (statutory statewide fee under IC 36-2-7-10)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional oversize page (over 8"x14")
- Other fees
- No separate records-mgmt/archive rider identified; sales disclosure filing fee $10 payable to County Auditor (not Recorder); Tapestry EON online search $8.75/search + $1.00/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Howard County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Howard County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard Indiana document format: black ink, 8.5x14 or smaller preferred (oversize surcharge applies), 2" top margin page 1, 1" other margins, names typed/printed under signatures
- Cover sheet
- Not statutorily required in Indiana; first page must have 2" top margin for Auditor/Recorder stamps and 1" margins elsewhere per IC 36-2-11-16/Indiana Recorders Association standard; black ink, legible printed/typed/computer-generated text
- Submission & return
- Mail with self-addressed stamped envelope or in-person pickup (self-funded office, 8am-4pm M-F)
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to a few business days
Can you e-record in Howard County?
Yes. Howard 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 Howard County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Howard 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 Howard County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Howard County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Howard County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Howard County property are searchable at Howard County Assessor (Beacon/Schneider Corp 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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