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Recording a Deed or Document in Magoffin County, KY
Magoffin County (population 11,637) records real-property documents through the Magoffin 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.
Magoffin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Magoffin County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Magoffin County Clerk, PO Box 1535, Salyersville, KY 41465 (physical: 42 East Maple Street, Salyersville, KY 41465)
- Phone
- (606) 349-2216
- Website
- magoffincountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Magoffin County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Magoffin 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 legal process/notation tax per conveyance of real property; KY transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of consideration; certified copy $5 for first 3 pages + $0.50/additional page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Magoffin County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Magoffin County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard KY formatting: 2.5" top margin page 1, return-to address required, notarized grantor signature
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet mandated; document must show grantor's notarized acknowledgment and a return mail address; 2.5" top margin per KRS 382.335
- Submission & return
- Recorded document mailed to return address on instrument
Can you e-record in Magoffin County?
Magoffin 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 Magoffin County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Magoffin 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 Magoffin County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Magoffin County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Magoffin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Magoffin County property are searchable at Magoffin 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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