Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Madison County, IN
Madison County (population 130,111) records real-property documents through the Madison 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.
Madison County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Madison County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Madison County Recorder, 16 E 9th Street, Suite 205, Anderson, IN 46016
- Phone
- (765) 641-9613
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Checks payable to
- Madison County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Madison County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 per deed (includes one oversize page); mortgages $55.00
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page larger than 8.5 x 14 in.
- Other fees
- Certification $5.00; copies $1.00 per page; blanket documents $25.00 plus $7.00 per added listing
- Transfer tax on deeds
- None. Indiana has no transfer tax; the County Auditor must endorse deeds before recording.
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Madison County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Madison County requires
- Page formatting
- Letter or legal size; 2-inch top margin on page 1 and 1-inch bottom margin; at least 10-point font
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet; deeds need the County Auditor's transfer endorsement, a Sales Disclosure Form reviewed by the County Assessor, and prepared-by and SSN affirmation statements
Checked against official Madison County and Indiana sources on October 6, 2026: madisoncounty.in.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Madison County?
Madison 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 Madison County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Madison 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 Madison County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Madison County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Madison County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Madison County property are searchable at Madison 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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