Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Letcher County, KY
Letcher County (population 21,548) records real-property documents through the Letcher County Clerk (deeds/real property). 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.
Letcher County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Letcher County Clerk (deeds/real property)
- Mailing address
- 156 Main Street, Suite 102, Whitesburg, KY 41858
- Phone
- (606) 633-2432
- Website
- letchercountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Letcher County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Letcher County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 for first 5 pages (confirmed)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5 pages (confirmed)
- Other fees
- $1.00 tax per $1,000 paid for property (documentary/transfer tax, functionally equivalent to statewide $0.50/$500); certified copies $5 for up to 3 pages, $0.50/page thereafter
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Letcher County Clerk (deeds/real property) before you mail a check.
What Letcher County requires
- Page formatting
- KRS 382.335: 3-inch top margin first page, 1-inch elsewhere; notarized grantor signature
Can you e-record in Letcher County?
Letcher 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 Letcher County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Letcher 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 Letcher County Clerk (deeds/real property).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Letcher County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Letcher County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Letcher County property are searchable at Letcher County 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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