Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Morgan County, KY
Morgan County (population 13,726) records real-property documents through the Morgan 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.
Morgan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Morgan County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 450 Prestonsburg Street, P.O. Box 26, West Liberty, KY 41472
- Phone
- (606) 743-3949
- Website
- morgan.clerkinfo.net
- Checks payable to
- Morgan County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Morgan County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed, covers first 5 pages); inferred from statewide standard KY county-clerk fee schedule
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5
- Other fees
- Deed of correction typically $46.00 statewide; Affordable Housing Trust Fund allocation embedded in base fee per KRS 198A.710
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Morgan County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Morgan County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11 paper, black ink, minimum 8-point font; 2-inch top margin page 1, 1-inch other margins; grantor/grantee mailing addresses required (statewide standard, KRS 382.335)
Can you e-record in Morgan County?
Morgan 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 Morgan County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Morgan 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 Morgan County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Morgan County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Morgan County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Morgan County property are searchable at Morgan County PVA (Property Valuation Administrator). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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