Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Estill County, KY
Estill County (population 14,163) records real-property documents through the Estill 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.
Estill County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Estill County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382)
- Mailing address
- Estill County Clerk, 130 Main Street, Room 109 / P.O. Box 59, Irvine, KY 40336-0059
- Phone
- (606) 723-5156 / 723-5157 / 723-5158 (fax 606-723-5108)
- Website
- estill.countyclerk.us
- Checks payable to
- Estill County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Estill County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed, up to 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5
- Other fees
- Deed of Correction $46; Deed with a Release $50; KY transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of consideration (grantor)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Estill County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382) before you mail a check.
What Estill County requires
- Submission & return
- ECCLIX online land records index/images available for viewing on county clerk site
Can you e-record in Estill County?
Estill 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 Estill County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Estill 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 Estill County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Estill County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Estill County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Estill County property are searchable at Estill 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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