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Recording a Deed or Document in Edmonson County, KY
Edmonson County (population 12,126) records real-property documents through the Edmonson County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382). 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.
Edmonson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Edmonson County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382)
- Mailing address
- Edmonson County Clerk, 108 North Main Street / P.O. Box 830, Brownsville, KY 42210-0830
- Phone
- (270) 597-2624 (fax 270-597-9714)
- Website
- edmonsoncountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Edmonson County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Edmonson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed, up to 5 pages); Mortgage $80.00 (up to 30 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5 (deeds) / over 30 (mortgages); $4.00 per additional notation/reference indexed
- Other fees
- Deed of Correction $46; Easement $50; Release $46; KY transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of consideration (paid by grantor) in addition to recording fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Edmonson County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382) before you mail a check.
What Edmonson County requires
- Page formatting
- Per KRS 382.290/PRIA standard adopted by KY County Clerks Assn effective 1/1/2020, applicable statewide: white 8.5x11 paper, black ink, 3-inch top margin on first page (for clerk recording stamp), 1-inch margins on all other sides/pages, legible font
Can you e-record in Edmonson County?
Edmonson 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 Edmonson County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Edmonson 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 Edmonson County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Edmonson County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Edmonson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Edmonson County property are searchable at Edmonson 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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