Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Johnson County, KY
Johnson County (population 22,680) records real-property documents through the Johnson 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.
Johnson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Johnson County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Johnson County Clerk, 230 Court Street, Suite 124, Paintsville, KY 41240
- Phone
- (606) 789-2557 (fax 606-789-2559)
- Website
- johnson.countyclerk.us
- Checks payable to
- Johnson County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Johnson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50 (deed, first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5 (mortgage: over 30 pages)
- Other fees
- Standard KY $4 per additional book/reference notation
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Johnson County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Johnson County requires
- Cover sheet
- Standard KY formatting: 8.5x11 paper, black ink, min. 8-pt font, preparer/return-address statement
- Submission & return
- Mail to return address on document
Can you e-record in Johnson County?
Johnson 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 Johnson County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Johnson 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 Johnson County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Johnson County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Johnson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Johnson County property are searchable at Johnson 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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