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Recording a Deed or Document in Crawford County, KS
Crawford County (population 38,972) records real-property documents through the Crawford 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.
Crawford County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Crawford County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Crawford County Register of Deeds, PO Box 44, Girard, KS 66743 (physical: 111 East Forest Avenue, Girard, KS 66743)
- Phone
- 620-724-8218
- Checks payable to
- Crawford County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Crawford County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 first page (incl. Heritage Trust & Technology Fund fees) per K.S.A. 28-115
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page or fraction thereof (statewide K.S.A. 28-115 rate)
- Other fees
- Certificate certifying instrument $13.00; acknowledgment of signature $12.50; $1.00 surcharge if signer/notary name not typed/printed under signature
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Crawford County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Crawford County requires
- Page formatting
- Kansas statewide standard margins/legal size 8x14 max
- Submission & return
- Email rod@crawfordcountykansas.org, fax 620-724-8823
Can you e-record in Crawford County?
Yes. Crawford County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Crawford County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Crawford 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, ePN, or by mail to Crawford County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Crawford County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Crawford County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Crawford County property are searchable at Crawford County Appraiser. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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