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Recording a Deed or Document in Atchison County, KS
Atchison County (population 16,348) records real-property documents through the Atchison County Register of Deeds. 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.
Atchison County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Atchison County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 423 North 5th Street, Atchison, KS 66002
- Phone
- (913) 804-6025
- Checks payable to
- Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Atchison County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Set by KS state statute (fee schedule at Fees & Charges page); certificate/certification $13.00
- Additional pages
- per statutory KS fee schedule; photocopies $0.50/page
- Other fees
- Acknowledgment of signature $12.50; +$1.00 if signer/notary name not typed/printed under signature
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Atchison County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Atchison County requires
- Page formatting
- A 2.5"x2.5" margin is preferred/appreciated; document must be sufficiently legible for clear reproduction; original or certified copy required (photocopies rejected); names must be typed/printed under all signatures
Can you e-record in Atchison County?
Yes. Atchison 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 Atchison County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Atchison 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 Atchison County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Atchison County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Atchison County property are searchable at Atchison County Appraiser - Parcel Search (Tapestry web portal). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Kansas
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