Indiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Sullivan County, IN
Sullivan County (population 20,817) records real-property documents through the Sullivan 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.
Sullivan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sullivan County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Sullivan County Recorder, 100 Courthouse Square, 2nd Floor, Room 205, Sullivan, IN 47882
- Phone
- (812) 268-4844
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Sullivan County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 per deed; mortgages $55.00
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page larger than 8.5 x 14 in.
- Other fees
- Certified copy $5.00; copies $1.00 per page; mechanic's lien $25.00 including one mailing
- Transfer tax on deeds
- None. Indiana has no transfer tax; the County Auditor must endorse deeds before recording.
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sullivan County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Sullivan County requires
- Page formatting
- 2-inch margins at top and bottom of first and last pages; 0.5-inch side margins; 0.5-inch top and bottom margins on other pages; at least 10-point font
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet; deeds need the County Auditor's endorsement, a grantee street address, tax-bill mailing address, prepared-by and SSN affirmation statements
Checked against official Sullivan County and Indiana sources on October 6, 2026: sullivancounty.in.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Sullivan County?
Sullivan 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 Sullivan County, Indiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Sullivan 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 Sullivan County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Sullivan County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sullivan County property are searchable at Sullivan County Assessor (Beacon/qPublic property search). 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
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