Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Jennings County, IN
Jennings County (population 27,607) records real-property documents through the Jennings 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.
Jennings County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Jennings County Recorder
- Mailing address
- 200 East Brown Street (PO Box 397), Vernon, IN 47282
- Phone
- (812) 352-3053
- Checks payable to
- Jennings County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Jennings County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 deeds/other instruments (incl. 1 oversize page); $55.00 mortgages (statewide statutory fee, IC 36-2-7-10)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional oversize page
- Other fees
- Mechanic's Lien $25.00 incl. 1 mailout, $2.00 each addl; multi-transaction $25.00 + $7.00 per addl cross-reference; certification $5.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Jennings County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Jennings County requires
- Cover sheet
- Not statutorily required; 2" top margin page 1, 1" other margins, black ink
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person (8am-4pm M-F); back-indexed 30 years on deeds/mortgages/releases
Can you e-record in Jennings County?
Yes. Jennings 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 Jennings County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Jennings 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 Jennings County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Jennings County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Jennings County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Jennings County property are searchable at Jennings County Assessor's Office (GIS/parcel 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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