Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Ohio County, IN
Ohio County (population 5,932) records real-property documents through the Ohio 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.
Ohio County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Ohio County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Ohio County Recorder, 413 Main Street, Rising Sun, IN 47040
- Phone
- (812) 438-3369
- Website
- ohiocountyin.gov/recorder
- Checks payable to
- Ohio County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Ohio County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25 (deeds/most instruments, includes 1 oversize page); $55 (mortgages) — per statewide Indiana schedule, IC 36-2-7-10
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page over 8.5"x14"
- Other fees
- Mechanic's lien $25 incl. 1 mailout, $2 each addl mailout; multi-transaction doc $25 + $7 per addl cross-reference; certification $5 + $1/page copy
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Ohio County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Ohio County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide IC 36-2-11-16.5 margins: first/last page 2" top & bottom, 0.5" each side; additional pages 0.5" all sides; legible black ink, white paper
- Submission & return
- By mail with self-addressed stamped envelope (standard IN recorder practice)
Can you e-record in Ohio County?
Ohio 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 Ohio County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Ohio 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 Ohio County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Ohio County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Ohio County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Ohio County property are searchable at Ohio County Assessor (GIS/property search hosted by WTH Technology). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Indiana
Indiana isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.