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Recording a Deed or Document in Barton County, KS
Barton County (population 25,493) records real-property documents through the Barton 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.
Barton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Barton County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 1400 Main St, Suite 205, Great Bend, KS 67530
- Phone
- (620) 793-1849
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Barton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deeds/conveyances/notices/oil & gas leases: $21.00 1st page; Releases/Assignments of Mortgage: $20.00 1st page
- Additional pages
- $17.00/addl page (deeds/conveyances); $4.00/addl page (releases/assignments); double-sided page counts as 2 pages
- Other fees
- Extra mortgage released in same doc: +$16.00 each; certificate/certification $13.00; acknowledgment of signature $12.50
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Barton County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Barton County?
Barton 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 Barton County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Barton County's formatting rules: 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 Barton County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Barton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Barton County property are searchable at Barton County Appraiser - ORKA (Kansas GIS/DASC Online Parcel 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 Kansas
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