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Recording a Deed or Document in Sheridan County, KS
Sheridan County (population 2,447) records real-property documents through the Sheridan 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.
Sheridan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sheridan County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 925 9th Street, PO Box 899, Hoxie, KS 67740 (2nd Floor, Sheridan County Courthouse)
- Phone
- (785) 675-3741
- Checks payable to
- Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Sheridan County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (K.S.A. 28-115)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Release/assignment $20 first/$4 addl; town plats $32/page; lien filings $17; Lis Pendens $5; Federal Tax Lien Notice/Release $32 each; UCC filings $15
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sheridan County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Sheridan County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard KS statutory formatting: legal size max 8.5"x14", blank top margin for recording stamp, legible signer/notary names
- Cover sheet
- No statewide mandatory cover sheet; 3-inch blank top margin on first page required per K.S.A. 28-115(e), else added page counted and billed
Can you e-record in Sheridan County?
Sheridan 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 Sheridan County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sheridan County property are searchable at Sheridan County Appraiser's Office. 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
Kansas isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.