Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Putnam County, IN
Putnam County (population 36,726) records real-property documents through the Putnam 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.
Putnam County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Putnam County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Putnam County Recorder, Courthouse Room 25, P.O. Box 549, Greencastle, IN 46135
- Phone
- 765-653-5613
- Checks payable to
- Putnam County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Putnam County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 Deeds/Releases/Miscellaneous (flat fee regardless of page count); $55.00 Mortgages
- Additional pages
- Flat fee model - no per-page addl charge listed for standard docs; $5.00/page over 8x14 for oversize per statewide schedule
- Other fees
- Not specifically detailed on site
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Putnam County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Putnam County requires
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet requirement found; standard IN statutory margin/format rules apply (IC 36-2-11)
- Submission & return
- Standard practice is self-addressed stamped envelope
Can you e-record in Putnam County?
Yes. Putnam County accepts electronic recording through CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Putnam County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Putnam 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 CSC, or by mail to Putnam County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Putnam County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Putnam County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Putnam County property are searchable at Putnam County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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