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Recording a Deed or Document in Muhlenberg County, KY
Muhlenberg County (population 30,928) records real-property documents through the Muhlenberg 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.
Muhlenberg County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Muhlenberg County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 100 South Main Street, Greenville, KY 42345
- Phone
- (270) 338-1441
- Website
- muhlenbergcountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Muhlenberg County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Muhlenberg County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed, covers first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5; $4.00 per additional notation/reference listed
- Other fees
- $46.00 deed of correction; transfer tax 50 cents per $500 of consideration (state real estate transfer tax, not a clerk fee)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Muhlenberg County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Muhlenberg County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11 paper, black ink, min 8-point font, 2-inch top margin page 1 / 1-inch other margins (statewide standard); grantor/grantee mailing addresses required
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail or via e-recording vendor
Can you e-record in Muhlenberg County?
Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Muhlenberg County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Muhlenberg County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Muhlenberg County property are searchable at Muhlenberg 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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