Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Oldham County, KY
Oldham County (population 67,607) records real-property documents through the Oldham 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.
Oldham County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Oldham County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 100 W Jefferson St #1, La Grange, KY 40031
- Phone
- 502-222-7645
- Website
- oldhamcountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Oldham County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Oldham County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed, covers first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5
- Other fees
- $46.00 for several document types (agreements, articles, assignments); $51.00 affidavit of conversion to real estate
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Oldham County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Oldham County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11 paper, black ink, minimum 8-point font, 2-inch top margin first page, 1-inch other margins; grantor/grantee mailing addresses required
- Submission & return
- Mail return typical or via e-recording vendor; office also has Crestwood and Goshen branch locations
Can you e-record in Oldham County?
Oldham 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 Oldham County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Oldham 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 Oldham County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Oldham County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Oldham County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Oldham County property are searchable at Oldham 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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