Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hardin County, KY
Hardin County (population 110,702) records real-property documents through the Hardin 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.
Hardin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hardin County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Hardin County Government Building, 150 N. Provident Way, Suite 103, Elizabethtown, KY 42701
- Phone
- 270-765-2171
- Website
- hccoky.org
- Checks payable to
- Hardin County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hardin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed, first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5
- Other fees
- $4.00 per additional notation/reference; transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of consideration (grantor)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hardin County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Hardin County requires
- Cover sheet
- No statutory cover sheet required; KY county clerks statewide follow PRIA formatting standards (adopted 1/1/2020): 3-inch top margin on first page (right side especially, for recorder stamp), 1-inch margins elsewhere, legible font, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope) or e-recording vendor return
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to 1 business day for in-person/e-recorded documents
Can you e-record in Hardin County?
Hardin 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 Hardin County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Hardin 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 Hardin County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hardin County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Hardin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Hardin County property are searchable at Hardin 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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