Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Morgan County, IN
Morgan County (population 71,781) records real-property documents through the Morgan 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.
Morgan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Morgan County Recorder
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 1653, Martinsville, IN 46151 (physical: 180 S. Main St., Suite 125, Martinsville, IN 46151)
- Phone
- 765-342-1077
- Checks payable to
- Morgan County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Morgan 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 exceeding 8"x14"
- Other fees
- Mechanic's Lien incl. one mail out $25.00 (addl mail out $2.00); Multiple-transaction/blanket documents $25.00 plus $7.00 per addl cross-reference; copies $1.00-$5.00/pg; certification $5.00 plus $1.00/pg
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Morgan County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Morgan County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard Indiana statutory formatting (white paper max 8.5x14, 10pt black ink, adequate margins, grantee mailing address required on conveyances)
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope typically required for mail-in return
Can you e-record in Morgan County?
Yes. Morgan 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 Morgan County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Morgan 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 Morgan County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Morgan County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Morgan County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Morgan County property are searchable at Morgan 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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