Kansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Osage County, KS
Osage County (population 15,766) records real-property documents through the Register of Deeds, Osage County, Kansas. 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.
Osage County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Register of Deeds, Osage County, Kansas
- Mailing address
- Osage County Register of Deeds, 717 Topeka Avenue (P.O. Box 265), Lyndon, KS 66451
- Phone
- 785-828-4523
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Osage County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (includes Heritage Trust and Technology fund fees, page not to exceed legal size 8.5"x14")
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page or fraction thereof
- Other fees
- Included in first/additional page fees (Technology + Heritage Trust Fund); no separate rider fee. Town plats $32/page; mortgage release/assignment $20 first page + $4 addl page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Register of Deeds, Osage County, Kansas before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Osage County?
Yes. Osage County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Osage County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Osage 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 electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Register of Deeds, Osage County, Kansas.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Osage County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Osage County property are searchable at Osage County Appraiser. 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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