Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Owsley County, KY
Owsley County (population 4,051) records real-property documents through the Owsley 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.
Owsley County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Owsley County Clerk
- Mailing address
- PO Box 500, 20 Main Street (1st Floor Courthouse), Booneville, KY 41314-0500
- Phone
- (606) 593-5735
- Website
- owsley.countyclerk.us
- Checks payable to
- Owsley County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Owsley County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed); $80.00 (mortgage); other instruments $46-$60
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over the first 5 pages
- Other fees
- $4.00 for each additional notation/cross-reference listed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Owsley County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Owsley County requires
- Page formatting
- Kentucky statewide recording format (KRS 382.240/.335): paper no larger than 8.5in x 14in, minimum 8-pt type, 3-inch blank margin at top of first page reserved for clerk's certificate, 1-inch margins elsewhere; must state preparer name and return-to address
- Submission & return
- Mail to address submitter provides on document
Can you e-record in Owsley County?
Owsley 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 Owsley County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Owsley 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 Owsley County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Owsley County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Owsley County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Owsley County property are searchable at Owsley 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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