Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Montgomery County, IN
Montgomery County (population 37,936) records real-property documents through the Montgomery 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.
Montgomery County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Montgomery County Recorder
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 768, County Courthouse, Crawfordsville, IN 47933-0768 (physical: 1580 Constitution Row, Crawfordsville, IN 47933)
- Phone
- 765-364-6415
- Checks payable to
- Montgomery County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Montgomery County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deeds/other instruments (incl. 1 oversize page): $25.00; Mortgages (incl. subordinate/re-recorded): $55.00
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page over 8.5"x14"
- Other fees
- Mechanic's Lien incl. one priority mail out $25.00 (addl mail out $2.00); copies 11x17 or smaller $1.00/pg, larger $5.00/pg
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Montgomery County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Montgomery County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard Indiana statutory formatting (white paper max 8.5x14, 10pt black ink, adequate margins for recorder stamp, grantee address required)
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope typically required for mail-in return
Can you e-record in Montgomery County?
Yes. Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Montgomery 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 Montgomery County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Montgomery County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Montgomery County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Montgomery County property are searchable at Montgomery County Assessor / Beacon-Schneider 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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