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Recording a Deed or Document in Webster County, KY
Webster County (population 13,017) records real-property documents through the Webster County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk per KY law). 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.
Webster County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Webster County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk per KY law)
- Mailing address
- Webster County Clerk, 25 US Highway 41-A South, PO Box 19, Dixon, KY 42409-0019
- Phone
- (270) 639-7006
- Website
- webstercountyclerk.ky.gov
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Webster County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (covers first 5 pages), effective 1/1/2020 fee schedule
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page after first 5 pages
- Other fees
- Deed of Correction listed separately at $46.00)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Webster County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk per KY law) before you mail a check.
What Webster County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard KY statutory formatting: white 8.5x11 paper, black ink, min. 8-point font, 2-inch top margin first page, 1-inch margins elsewhere
Can you e-record in Webster County?
Webster 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 Webster County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Webster 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 Webster County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk per KY law).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Webster County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Webster County property are searchable at Webster 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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