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Recording a Deed or Document in Ellsworth County, KS
Ellsworth County (population 6,376) records real-property documents through the Ellsworth 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.
Ellsworth County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Ellsworth County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 210 N Kansas Ave, Suite 7, Ellsworth, KS 67439-3118
- Phone
- 785-472-3022
- Checks payable to
- County Treasurer (per county website - fees deposited into county general fund)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Ellsworth County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (deeds/mortgages/instruments, per KSA 28-115); mortgage release/assignment first page $20.00
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page (deeds/mortgages); $4.00 per additional page (mortgage release/assignment)
- Other fees
- Certificate certifying instrument of record $13.00; town plat $32.00/page; UCC filings $15.00; copies $1.00/page, certified $7.50 additional; extra fee if notary name not typed/printed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Ellsworth County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Ellsworth County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard legal size pages (8.5x14 in) accepted; document must be sufficiently legible for clear reproduction; statewide KSA 28-115 3-inch top margin on first page, 1-inch on additional pages, 0.5-inch bottom/sides
- Cover sheet
- Not required by statute; office adds one if first-page margin insufficient
- Submission & return
- Mail-back for paper submissions
Can you e-record in Ellsworth County?
Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to County Treasurer (per county website - fees deposited into county general fund).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Ellsworth County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Ellsworth County property are searchable at Ellsworth County Appraiser (uses statewide ORKA - Kansas GIS 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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