Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Spencer County, IN
Spencer County (population 19,811) records real-property documents through the Spencer 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.
Spencer County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Spencer County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Spencer County Recorder, 200 Main Street, Room 9, Rockport, IN 47635
- Phone
- 812-649-6013 (alt. 812-649-6014)
- Checks payable to
- Spencer County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Spencer County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 Deeds and other documents; $55.00 Mortgages (incl. subordinate) and re-recorded mortgages
- Additional pages
- Copies 11x17 or smaller $1/page; copies larger than 11x17 $5/page
- Other fees
- Mechanic's lien incl. 1 mail-out $25.00; each additional mail-out $2.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Spencer County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Spencer County requires
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet requirement found; standard IN statutory margin/format rules apply (IC 36-2-11)
- Submission & return
- Postage-paid, self-addressed envelope sufficient to contain documents must be included, or documents held for pickup at office
- Hours & turnaround
- Office states aim to record and return same-day
Can you e-record in Spencer County?
Yes. Spencer 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 Spencer County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Spencer 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 Spencer County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Spencer County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Spencer County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Spencer County property are searchable at Spencer 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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