Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Logan County, KY
Logan County (population 27,432) records real-property documents through the Logan County Clerk (recording of deeds is handled by the County Clerk in Kentucky). 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.
Logan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Logan County Clerk (recording of deeds is handled by the County Clerk in Kentucky)
- Mailing address
- Logan County Clerk, P.O. Box 358, Russellville, KY 42276 (physical: 229 West 3rd Street, Russellville, KY 42276)
- Phone
- (270) 726-6061
- Website
- logancountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Logan County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Logan County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (standard deed, includes first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5 pages
- Other fees
- Additional notation/reference fee typically $4.00 (per statewide KY county clerk fee schedule); KY transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of consideration collected at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Logan County Clerk (recording of deeds is handled by the County Clerk in Kentucky) before you mail a check.
What Logan County requires
- Page formatting
- Kentucky standard: legible, on white paper, names typed/printed under signatures; 2.5" top margin on page 1 for clerk index stamp; return-to address required
- Cover sheet
- No state-mandated separate cover sheet, but KRS 382.335 requires a 2.5-inch blank top margin on the first page for clerk's use, plus preparer name/return-mail-to name and address on document
- Submission & return
- Original recorded document returned by mail to the return address stated on the instrument
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recorded documents typically processed same-day to a few business days
Can you e-record in Logan County?
Logan 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 Logan County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Logan 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 Logan County Clerk (recording of deeds is handled by the County Clerk in Kentucky).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Logan County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Logan County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Logan County property are searchable at Logan 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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