Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Carlisle County, KY
Carlisle County (population 4,826) records real-property documents through the Carlisle 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.
Carlisle County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Carlisle County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Carlisle County Clerk, 985 US-62, Bardwell, KY 42023 (mail: P.O. Box 176, Bardwell, KY 42023-0176)
- Phone
- (270) 628-3233
- Website
- carlislecountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Carlisle County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Carlisle County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (KY statutory deed recording fee, KRS 64.012)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page after statutory page allowance (KRS 64.012 statewide schedule; a dedicated Recording Fees page is referenced on-site but amounts weren't independently retrievable)
- Other fees
- $4.00 per additional grantor/grantee reference beyond 2 names (KRS 64.012 statewide schedule)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Carlisle County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Carlisle 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
- Submission & return
- Land Records also accessible via ecclix.com
Can you e-record in Carlisle County?
Carlisle 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 Carlisle County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Carlisle 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 Carlisle County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Carlisle County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Carlisle County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Carlisle County property are searchable at Carlisle County Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) - Jonathan Bruer. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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