Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Mercer County, KY
Mercer County (population 22,641) records real-property documents through the Mercer 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.
Mercer County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mercer County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 207 W Lexington St, Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- Phone
- (859) 734-6310
- Website
- mercercountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Mercer County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Mercer County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed); $46.00 (deed of correction)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5 pages (over 30 pages for mortgages)
- Other fees
- $4.00 per additional notation/reference; transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Mercer County Clerk before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Mercer County?
Mercer 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 Mercer County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Mercer County's formatting rules: 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 Mercer County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Mercer County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Mercer County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mercer County property are searchable at Mercer 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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