Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Rowan County, KY
Rowan County (population 24,662) records real-property documents through the Rowan 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.
Rowan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Rowan County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 600 West Main Street, Room 102, Morehead, KY 40351
- Phone
- (606) 784-5212
- Website
- rowancountyclerk.ky.gov
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Rowan County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed, up to 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5
- Other fees
- $4.00 per additional notation reference; no separate records-management/archive fee found
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Rowan County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Rowan County requires
- Page formatting
- KY statutory norm elsewhere in region is white 8.5x11 paper, black ink, min 8-pt font, 2-in top margin p.1 / 1-in other margins
Can you e-record in Rowan County?
Rowan 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 Rowan County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Rowan 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 Rowan County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Rowan County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Rowan County property are searchable at Rowan 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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