Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Greenup County, KY
Greenup County (population 35,962) records real-property documents through the Greenup 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.
Greenup County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Greenup County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Greenup County Clerk, 301 Main St / PO Box 686, Room 208, Greenup, KY 41144-0686
- Phone
- (606) 473-7394
- Website
- greenupcountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Greenup County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Greenup County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (standard deed); Deed of Correction $46.00; Deed with 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); non-commercial document copies $0.50/page; recordings/computer discs/tapes $5/copy
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Greenup County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Greenup County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11in paper; black ink, min 8-pt font; 2in top margin first page/1in elsewhere; original signatures with typed names beneath
- Submission & return
- Branch offices also available in Flatwoods and South Shore, KY
Can you e-record in Greenup County?
Greenup 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 Greenup County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Greenup 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 Greenup County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Greenup County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Greenup County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Greenup County property are searchable at Greenup 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.
Filing with Jurably in Kentucky
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