Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Lyon County, KY
Lyon County (population 8,680) records real-property documents through the Lyon 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.
Lyon County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lyon County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Lyon County Clerk, 500 West Dale Avenue, Suite 140, PO Box 310, Eddyville, KY 42038-0310
- Phone
- (270) 388-2331
- Website
- lyoncountyky.com/countyclerk
- Checks payable to
- Lyon County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Lyon 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
- $4.00 per additional notation/reference listed; KY transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lyon County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Lyon County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard KY formatting: white paper, legible print, names typed beneath signatures, 2.5" top margin page 1
- Cover sheet
- No mandatory separate cover sheet found; KRS 382.335 requires 2.5" top margin on first page and return-mail-to name/address on the instrument
- Submission & return
- Recorded original mailed back to return address on document
Can you e-record in Lyon County?
Lyon 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 Lyon County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Lyon 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 Lyon County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Lyon County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lyon County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lyon County property are searchable at Lyon 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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