Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Grant County, KY
Grant County (population 24,941) records real-property documents through the Grant 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.
Grant County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Grant County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Grant County Clerk, 107 North Main St, Williamstown, KY 41097
- Phone
- (859) 824-3321
- Website
- grantcountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Grant County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Grant County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (standard deed); Deed of Correction $46.00; Deed with Vendor Lien/Release $50.00
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over first 5 pages
- Other fees
- Additional notation reference $4.00 each; KY transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of value (grantor pays)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Grant County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Grant County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11in paper; black ink, min 8-pt font; 2in top margin first page/1in elsewhere; original signatures with printed names beneath; grantor/grantee mailing addresses; legal description; source-of-title statement
- Submission & return
- Documents may be submitted electronically (eRecording), mailed, dropped off in person, or via Courthouse side-entrance drop box (per official site)
Can you e-record in Grant County?
Grant 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 Grant County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Grant 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 Grant County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Grant County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Grant County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Grant County property are searchable at Grant 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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