Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Calloway County, KY
Calloway County (population 37,103) records real-property documents through the Calloway County Clerk. 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.
Calloway County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Calloway County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Calloway County Clerk, 101 South Fifth Street, Suite 5, Murray, KY 42071-2569
- Phone
- (270) 767-0429
- Website
- callowaycoclerkky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Calloway County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Calloway County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 deed (confirmed by office); $80.00 mortgage (matches statewide KRS 64.012 schedule)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 for each page over 5 (confirmed by office, matches KRS 64.012)
- Other fees
- $4.00 for each additional notation/reference listed (confirmed by office, matches KRS 64.012)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Calloway County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Calloway County requires
- Cover sheet
- No mandatory state cover sheet; standard KY 3-inch top margin, preparer statement, return-to address, and transfer-tax certification required per KRS 382
Can you e-record in Calloway County?
Calloway 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 Calloway County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Calloway 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 Calloway County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Calloway County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Calloway County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Calloway County property are searchable at Calloway County Property Valuation Administrator (PVA). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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